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Listening to Kenny G

You know, you can call itwhat you want, but you could call ita new sound of jazz, a new...

You know, you can call it
what you want, but you could call it
a new sound of jazz, a new jazz sound that appealed
to a lot of people

Full Transcript

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You know, you can call it what you want,
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but you could call it a new sound of jazz,
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a new jazz sound that appealed to a lot of people.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
72
Timestamp in Movie
00:56:39
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.
And I don't think a lot of people can say - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
And I don't think a lot of people can say
♪ (SMOOTH JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:29
♪ (SMOOTH JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
And they decided to call it "smooth jazz," - Listening to Kenny G 00:15
And they decided to call it "smooth jazz,"
We were market researchers, - Listening to Kenny G 00:13
We were market researchers,
They had a little dial in their hand, - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
They had a little dial in their hand,
You turn it up, like the volume. - Listening to Kenny G 00:07
You turn it up, like the volume.
And then Kenny G would come on... - Listening to Kenny G 00:11
And then Kenny G would come on...
And then we would say, - Listening to Kenny G 00:13
And then we would say,
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,