There was a period in 1992 when my mother pretty much played Kenny G.’s Breathless and Annie Lennox’s Diva around the house, pretty much on repeat, 24/7. I was ten, and all I wanted to listen to was ...
Are we standing on the precipice of a Kenny G comeback? Stranger things have happened. The smooth-jazz sax-man, who was impossibly and bafflingly huge in the early ’90s, has always shown a certain ...
The director of the documentary 'Hail Satan?' turns Kenny G into her latest reclamation project in this documentary, part of Bill Simmons' 'Music Box' anthology. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television ...
Is there a more successful yet maligned artist than Kenny G? Maybe not. But Penny Lane's doc is also an elegy to that kind of culture fight. “How’re you feeling?” Penny Lane asks Kenny G. G turns, and ...
In the last quarter of the 20 th century, there was probably no musician—maybe no cultural figure, period—who inspired as much love and as much loathing as Kenny G. The avatar of smooth jazz, a ...
Kenny Gorelick, better known as Kenny G, is a musical hero for legions of fans around the world. Yet, to an equally fervent degree, the smooth jazz icon is also the subject of memes, mockery and more ...
Penny Lane’s documentary about the superstar sax player Kenny G shows an artist who can be defensive and self-satisfied almost simultaneously. By Glenn Kenny When you purchase a ticket for an ...
If the Jazz Police began launching midnight raids against musicians who offended their sensibilities, Kenny G would be at the top of their list. The 65-year-old saxophone player has been called the ...