The Documentary 'Listening to Kenny G' Explores Musical Taste

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Thom Powers
Documentary of the Week | Dec 3, 2021

The documentary "Listening to Kenny G" profiles the saxophonist whose instrumental hits helped popularize the radio format of smooth jazz and created a backlash. Filmmaker Penny Lane explores a bigger question: how do we decide what music is good or bad?

 

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