Yes, indeed. 'Twas the frizzy long hair and the "Members Only" looking jacket that triggered the FL-Kenny G comparison. No doubt, KG is a Lawrence Welk version of jazz, almost pure shmaltz. Blechhhh!
--- In fairfieldli...@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, merudanda no_reply@ wrote: > > > > Kenny G with his son, Max G > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9KLAltIol4&feature=related > > > > His music is noticeably quite popular in China. WOW PRANA (lol) > > hearing his "Going Home" often played at closing time at public > > places or at the end of classes at schools here. (Mass transit > > systems in Tianjin and Shanghai play his songs too when trains > > approach terminus stations ) will remind me now of Rama and > > turquoiseb... [:D] > > Except for the long frizzy hair, I'm not sure how > anyone made a connection between Kenny G and Rama, > but please don't make one with me. I, like most fans > of real music, consider him pretty much the antithesis > of jazz, and barely a musician. It's appropriate that > his music has been relegated to musak, because that's > all it was ever good for. You might tell the Chinese > you know that admitting to liking Kenny G's music will > get you banned for life from most jazz clubs in the > world. :-) > > Pat Metheny explaining why Kenny G sucks: > http://www.jazzoasis.com/methenyonkennyg.htm >
