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Listening to Kenny G

And then we would say, "Just tell us what wordspop to mind." And almost everybody would...

And then we would say, "Just tell us what words
pop to mind." And almost everybody would say, "It's jazz, but..." And I still-- I still remember
this woman's face

Full Transcript

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And then we would say,
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"Just tell us what words pop to mind."
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And almost everybody would say,
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"It's jazz, but..."
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And I still-- I still remember this woman's face.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
66
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:12
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
HBO Documentary Films,The Ringer Films,Polygram Entertainment

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Movie Summary

An examination of the most popular instrumentalist of all time, Kenny G, and why he is polarizing to so many.
She's thinking, she says, "It's jazz." - Listening to Kenny G 00:10
She's thinking, she says, "It's jazz."
And we were all like, "That's it." - Listening to Kenny G 00:04
And we were all like, "That's it."
WNUA in Chicago was the first station in the country - Listening to Kenny G 00:16
WNUA in Chicago was the first station in the country
What's for me? - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
What's for me?
I think I perform better. I hope my bosses say that. - Listening to Kenny G 00:04
I think I perform better. I hope my bosses say that.
This format got a lot of traction in offices. - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
This format got a lot of traction in offices.
It was something that everybody could agree on - Listening to Kenny G 00:19
It was something that everybody could agree on
ALLEN KEPLER: The key was to make it palatable for a big tent. - Listening to Kenny G 00:11
ALLEN KEPLER: The key was to make it palatable for a big ten...
"I didn't really know I liked jazz, but I like this." - Listening to Kenny G 00:09
"I didn't really know I liked jazz, but I like thi...
CHRIS: In the 1980s and the 1990s, - Listening to Kenny G 00:10
CHRIS: In the 1980s and the 1990s,
But at the same time, you have someone named Kenny G, - Listening to Kenny G 00:29
But at the same time, you have someone named Kenny G,
WILL LAYMAN: People sometimes legitimately ask, - Listening to Kenny G 00:56
WILL LAYMAN: People sometimes legitimately ask,
Imagine how they would feel about the Harlem Globetrotters - Listening to Kenny G 00:12
Imagine how they would feel about the Harlem Globetrotters
-♪ (PLAYING SINGLE NOTE) ♪ -(AUDIENCE CHUCKLES) - Listening to Kenny G 00:04
-♪ (PLAYING SINGLE NOTE) ♪ -(AUDIENCE CHUCKLES)
-(AUDIENCE LAUGHS, APPLAUDS) -♪ (NOTE CONTINUES) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:17
-(AUDIENCE LAUGHS, APPLAUDS) -♪ (NOTE CONTINUES) ♪
JASON: You know, to me, I look at him in two ways. - Listening to Kenny G 00:13
JASON: You know, to me, I look at him in two ways.
There's a lot of people for whom they would never - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
There's a lot of people for whom they would never
And maybe it was a kind of gateway - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
And maybe it was a kind of gateway
And yet, at the same time, - Listening to Kenny G 00:11
And yet, at the same time,
He's such a deeply problematic figure, - Listening to Kenny G 00:18
He's such a deeply problematic figure,