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CHRIS: In the 1980s and the 1990s
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Listening to Kenny G

In the 1980s and the 1990s, traditional jazz had been quitemarginalized economically, and...

CHRIS:
In the 1980s and the 1990s, traditional jazz had been quite
marginalized economically, and the opportunities for jazz
musicians were dwindling

Full Transcript

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CHRIS: In the 1980s and the 1990s,
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traditional jazz had been quite marginalized economically,
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and the opportunities for jazz musicians were dwindling.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
84
Timestamp in Movie
00:59:59
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.
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,
Never th-- I've honestly never put a lot of thought - Listening to Kenny G 00:07
Never th-- I've honestly never put a lot of thought
I mean, if I was a Black guy, - Listening to Kenny G 00:07
I mean, if I was a Black guy,
Then we have to look at what was pop radio like in, - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
Then we have to look at what was pop radio like in,
Because that's when I had my song "Songbird." - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
Because that's when I had my song "Songbird."
They might go, - Listening to Kenny G 00:09
They might go,
I've never really thought about it like that, - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
I've never really thought about it like that,
I mean, historically, in this country, - Listening to Kenny G 00:19
I mean, historically, in this country,
I can understand where some of the resentment comes from. - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
I can understand where some of the resentment comes from.
♪ (SAXOPHONE PLAYS TUNE OF "WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD" BY LOUIS ARMSTRONG) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:09
♪ (SAXOPHONE PLAYS TUNE OF "WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD"...
♪ (TRANSITIONS INTO "WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD" BY LOUIS ARMSTRONG) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:36
♪ (TRANSITIONS INTO "WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD" BY LO...