Say what you will, but I’ve always had a soft spot for Kenny G. I’m a sucker for the pure, spun-sugar sax appeal of instrumental hits like “Songbird,” “Silhouette” and the aptly named “Sentimental.” ...

Penny Lane’s “Listening to Kenny G” is an insightful, thought provoking look at the easy-listening saxophonist’s successful career in music. Lane chronicles the saxophonist’s rise to fame while also, ...

Of the many music documentaries that screened at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, many – in fact, most – spend a lot of time telling you how great their subjects are. And then there’s ...

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 ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Why do so many people loathe Kenny G’s music? Why do so many other people love it? That’s the conundrum considered by Listening to Kenny G (HBO Max), the latest ...

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 ...

Kenny G conquered American popular music, like it or not. The soprano saxophone melodist, born Kenneth Gorelick, skyrocketed to national celebrity in the 1980s with “smooth jazz” ballads like ...

Director Penny Lane ('Nuts!') examines how popular success has made the top-selling instrumentalist one of the most reviled figures in commercial music, a field known for co-opting the counterculture.