KENNY
G
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Kenny G has long been the musician many jazz listeners love to hate. A
phenomenally successful instrumentalist whose recordings make the pop charts,
G's sound has been a staple on adult contemporary and "smooth jazz"
radio stations since the mid-1980s, making him a household name. Kenny G is a
fine player with an attractive sound (influenced a bit by Grover Washington Jr.)
who often caresses melodies, putting a lot of emotion into his solos. Because
he does not improvise much (sticking mostly to predictable melody statements),
his music largely falls outside of jazz. However because he is listed at the
top of "contemporary jazz" charts and is identified with jazz in the
minds of the mass public, he belongs in this book.
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