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It is Monk! -Yes. (CHUCKLES)
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Listening to Kenny G

It is Monk!-Yes. (CHUCKLES) Perfect. That's great

It is Monk!
-Yes. (CHUCKLES) Perfect. That's great

Full Transcript

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-It is Monk! -Yes. (CHUCKLES)
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Perfect. That's great.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
412
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:52
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.
This is the paradox of Kenny G's musical world. - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
This is the paradox of Kenny G's musical world.
It does come from a tradition. - Listening to Kenny G 00:04
It does come from a tradition.
And yet, Kenny G's music - Listening to Kenny G 00:07
And yet, Kenny G's music
♪ (SMOOTH JAZZ PLAYING) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:14
♪ (SMOOTH JAZZ PLAYING) ♪
♪ (UPBEAT JAZZ PLAYING) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:11
♪ (UPBEAT JAZZ PLAYING) ♪
♪ (TRUMPET SOLO PLAYS) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:18
♪ (TRUMPET SOLO PLAYS) ♪
In the music of Kenny G, - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
In the music of Kenny G,
I don't really listen to much music, I don't read the paper, - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
I don't really listen to much music, I don't read ...
INTERVIEWER: Are you influenced by the great saxophonists of the-- - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
INTERVIEWER: Are you influenced by the great saxophonists of...
I think I would say I was influenced-- - Listening to Kenny G 00:08
I think I would say I was influenced--
The John Coltrane and the Charlie Parker, - Listening to Kenny G 00:04
The John Coltrane and the Charlie Parker,
But that music was never heartfelt for me, - Listening to Kenny G 00:07
But that music was never heartfelt for me,
You know, Kenny G is playing music - Listening to Kenny G 00:07
You know, Kenny G is playing music
Jazz is a very complicated art form, - Listening to Kenny G 00:09
Jazz is a very complicated art form,
I mean, it's really like getting-- it's like getting - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
I mean, it's really like getting-- it's like getti...
It is not the same as just picking up your horn - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
It is not the same as just picking up your horn
Part of what makes jazz interesting - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
Part of what makes jazz interesting
And what you hear in Kenny G's music - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
And what you hear in Kenny G's music
♪ (SAXOPHONE PLAYING) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:16
♪ (SAXOPHONE PLAYING) ♪
KENNY G: Somebody asked me, "What kind of music do you do?" - Listening to Kenny G 00:12
KENNY G: Somebody asked me, "What kind of music do you ...