BeBop Posted February 11, 2008 Report Posted February 11, 2008 Starbucks Presents Kenny G February 14th at Noon Enjoy a live performance by renowned artist Kenny G this Valentine's Day. The show begins at noon just in front of the centrally located Starbucks in the Concourse. Kenny G's newest CD will be available in stores everywhere beginning on February 5th. A possible Organissimo Board member 'hang'? Okay, not. Worse yet, 'presented by Starbucks'! Quote
B. Clugston Posted February 11, 2008 Report Posted February 11, 2008 Interesting. The McDonalds of coffee meets the McDonalds of smooth jazz. Quote
T.D. Posted February 11, 2008 Report Posted February 11, 2008 There's still some cultural hope for NYC. Recently got this announcement via e-mail: FREE Lunchtime Concerts The Complete Beethoven String Quartets Mon.-Wed., February 11-13, 12:30PM Philosophy Hall at Columbia University Miller Theatre, in collaboration with the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, presents 3 FREE lunchtime concerts this week. According to The New York Times, in the fall these concerts were "packed with people who relished the chance to break up their day with an up-close encounter with Beethoven." Be sure to arrive early, and just bring your brown bag, your friends, and yourself. February 11 - Opus 18, No. 6 February 12 - Opus 95 February 13 - Opus 132 Pacifica Quartet FREE - No tickets required. Hey- you could hear Beethoven on Mon-Wed, and cap it off with the G-man on Thur. Nah... Quote
Guest Bill Barton Posted February 11, 2008 Report Posted February 11, 2008 (edited) Scary... It's enough to give Seattle a bad name Time to send in the shock troops? Maybe a NYC visit from the Reptet and Wally Shoup? Edited February 11, 2008 by Bill Barton Quote
youdig Posted February 11, 2008 Report Posted February 11, 2008 I loved the one review that referred to Kenny G. as "The Mayor of Mayonnaise Music" Quote
BeBop Posted February 11, 2008 Author Report Posted February 11, 2008 A perfect example of 'free, but overpriced'. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted February 11, 2008 Report Posted February 11, 2008 If I can get to the airport, in spite of the snow, I'll be there. Quote
youdig Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 I found the article ! "Getting Down With The Milquetoast Maestro" by John Petric A whole lotta people paid a whole lotta money to witness a whole lotta meaningless breathing exercises done through a musical snorkel Saturday night at the Columbus Convention Center. Kenny G - the mayor of mayonnaise music, the milquetoast maestro, the woodwind weasel - played his saxophone to roughly 5000 people at $25 per head. That adds up to a $150,000 gross and boy, gross it was. G is the latest and most successful instrumentalist with a slight jazz pedigree to hit the big time. However, in G's case, it's with an authenticity so questionable he may as well document it with a fancy diploma from some phony offshore jazz school in the middle of the Caribbean. Even Zamfir comes with better jazz credentials. Ornamental romantic themes ruled the night's jazz lite hell. Goopy, chimey electric piano usually introduced his tunes, G's wimpy soprano sax then laid down a melody fit for a lovesick poodle on Prozac. If Holiday Inn motel art could come to musical life, it would sound like G's "Forever in Love" or "Sister Rose" or "Sentimental," all horrible crap from "Breathless," his bezillion-selling album on Arista. The Thin White Duke of Puke's solos were the color of air. His improvisations improved none at all as the long night dragged on. His chops consisted almost entirely of pyrotechnic finger exercises and obnoxious minutes-long sustains that had the crowd whooping and hollering. Sadly though, the long-winded G has all the fiery jazz imagination of, say, Richard Clayderman, the French dude. (He's French, for crissakes, need I say more?) After the G-weasel committed atrocity after atrocity in the name of jazz,pulling tunes off his seven-album catalog, the question remained. Why is this weenie doing so well? Opener Peabo Bryson joined G for a song in the middle of the headliner's set. It was the best part of the show. Quote
BeBop Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Posted February 12, 2008 Chuck Nessa said: If I can get to the airport, in spite of the snow, I'll be there. Should we look for a Kenny G recording on the Nessa label? Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 BeBop said: Chuck Nessa said: If I can get to the airport, in spite of the snow, I'll be there. Should we look for a Kenny G recording on the Nessa label? Talkin' 'bout pure pleasure, not commerce. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 hammondcheese said: I loved the one review that referred to Kenny G. as "The Mayor of Mayonnaise Music" Velveeta chimes in. Quote
BeBop Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Posted February 12, 2008 Better title for this thread: Kenny G Plays Free Jazz Other than I'd be stretching the definition of jazz. Kenny G Plays Free. Quote
Aggie87 Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 Chuck Nessa said: If I can get to the airport, in spite of the snow, I'll be there. At the airport? Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 Aggie87 said: Chuck Nessa said: If I can get to the airport, in spite of the snow, I'll be there. At the airport? It looks like I'm having a problem with my ammunition at the gate. Quote
BeBop Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Posted February 12, 2008 Chuck Nessa said: It looks like I'm having a problem with my ammunition at the gate. Quote
DukeCity Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 B. Clugston said: Interesting. The McDonalds of coffee meets the McDonalds of smooth jazz. Oh, they met a long time ago. IIRC, the G man was one of the original investors in Starbucks. Seems to have been a pretty smart investment. Quote
DTMX Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 Enjoy a live performance by renowned artist Kenny G this Valentine's Day. Inigo Montoya: You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. Could apply to artist as well... Quote
Kari S Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 hammondcheese said: I found the article ! "Getting Down With The Milquetoast Maestro" by John Petric ... I love this! "The Thin Duke of Puke", the "woodwind weasel"... Quote
BeBop Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Posted February 12, 2008 DTMX said: Enjoy a live performance by renowned artist Kenny G this Valentine's Day. Inigo Montoya: You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. Could apply to artist as well... How about the word 'renowned'. Kinda like "Les Brown and his Bank of Renown." Quote
Ken Dryden Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 Due out this April 1st: Kenny G Plays Monk, featuring "'Round Noon," "Straight, No Changes," "In Walked Yanni" and "Pannedonica" Quote
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