Kenny G Gives ME a Saxophone Lesson!
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Jay Metcalf shares advice, inspiration and a saxophone lesson from Kenny G.
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If you go to a Kenny G concert location two days after he played, the reverb will still there :))))
Hahajahaja exactly
😂
Best comment
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👍🏼😎👍🏼
“I hope you have just even a fraction of the joy that I’ve had playing the saxophone. I wish that in your life (it would be a lot by the way).”
Kenny why are you like this 😂😂😂 I love it
Hey there saxologic, Love your Videos 👌
Saxologic what's up bro
Oh hello, nice beanie
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Hi, Saxologic😄
Dave Pollack is going to be SO mad 😂😂
FACTS 😂💯
TRUE
I'm just proud Jay is starting to see the light of the Chosen One!
@@DavePollack Oh, he's actually here
@@DavePollack LOL
I went to a Kenny G concert years ago in Sacramento. He was the most generous performer I ever saw in my life. He walked off stage, with his tenor mic’ed up, still jamming while off stage, then went up to all three tiers of the concert hall. He played right there in the aisles , and took a special pause to play directly for a guy in a wheelchair. I’m telling you-a brilliant player, a class act, and seems to be a very kind person. Thanks!!
Hope the guy in the wheelchair brought his earplugs
he isn't really very kind, he has a massive ego
@@froogmaster7869He deserves it.
@@froogmaster7869he is human and sometimes our other side might show up so just cut him a slack not an easy feat been a celeb
I see the Smooth Jazz Therapy™ (©Dave Pollack 2020) is going well!
Very funny..😅
Ayeeee Dave
Here it is!
We are all still walking towards the light after your smooth jazz course brother!
At first, I thought you were really getting a lesson from him when he said "HEY JAY KENNEY G HERE" haha
Gotta be honest, I'm waiting to see a full review/playthrough of that Super Yanagisawa!!! Kenny is awesome 👌
I will do this for you Adriane
Yeah... that is a gorgeous tenor for sure!
Jay is learning the lord ventheiro death stare while he’s playing.
Next he'll be waving his finger at us during rests.
You mean lord vinheiro?
Thank you, I honestly believe that all the Kenny G bashing is a disservice to the saxophone community. I saw him in concert, I took my daughter who is a huge fan. I go to jazz concerts fairly often,
I've seen Some of the very best players, a few seemed so bored and so uninteresting and gave the impression that they could care less about the audience that paid (sometimes large amounts) to see them. On the other hand, Kenny G gave a totally professional performance and he sold out a good-sized theater. He engaged the audience, he entertained and played flawlessly for an hour and a half. His band was as good as any big-name jazz guy I've ever seen. I'm old and it seemed that performers of my day were more guarded with their opinions it recorded interviews. I never heard anyone say Jimmy Durante could not sing like Sinatra. Durante did his thing and Sinatra his. Let Kenny G be Kenny G.
This was an amazing comment. Kenny G found his place and made his mark just as many others have. I grew up so poor I didn't even know what a sax was until I was 22 years old when I went to college and the first saxophonist I was exposed to was Kenny G.
He's a great player, no doubt, but his music just doesn't do it for me. But I feel like I defend Kenny G more than I bash him. He kills it in that version of At Last with Arturo Sandoval.
He’s a great and masterful player. The same way Kenny G is looked upon for his style was the same treatment that Coltrane and Charlie Parker had, same story different times-it’s just humans. We don’t all like Jazz, we don’t all like country music, we don’t all like Reggae, we don’t all like any twist to our favorite genre of music and that’s fine. The challenge I find with bashers/haters of Kenny G and of course I’m not saying you in particular, is that once something is different from what we “perceive” to be the real or authentic it’s no good, it’s useless and the same people I find have never created anything of value to be known for or be remembered by. Watching Jay breaking down these lines one will realize that Kenny G isn’t just playing a bunch of frills and that’s what I love about music it’s not boxed it to any genre or one dumb set of rules that everyone has to follow like mindless sheep. All the great artist’s never truly get their recognition until dead, however, living or dead Kenny G will remain etched in the mind of millions for years and years to come. Then again, some artist’s who bash Kenny G does so because others do it having no reason or opinion of their own and some do it because they will never be as famous as the guy who spent thousands upon thousands of hours honing his craft, and brought something different to the world that most who don’t understand the complexities of Hard core Jazz can appreciate it in part.
...I went to one of his concerts, I'm still blown away... It was 25 years ago.
You’re speaking the truth. He is great. He made me love saxophone soprano. Today I listen to other saxophone players, especially tenors. It’s also thanks to him. I’m so thankful for that. His music is still so beautiful to me.
Can someone explain the joke to me? What did I just watch?
pat metheny is punching the air right now
Lmao
Absolutely! Pat really needs to chill over Kenny😉
Pat Metheny who?
"All that practice certainly does pay off and I don't mean... financially" 😂😂.
Yeah, and especially the soprano, because "Why don't you also bring your soprano sax to the gig?" - said nobody ever that pays you.
😂
Meanwhile, back in our universe; 'Jay gives Kenny a sax lesson'
Dave Pollack must be so jealous right now :)
The man has brought more attention to instrumental playing and to jazz than most and he's extremely gifted. Kudos to you and Kenny for the great video.
Once you can practice 40hrs a day you will be god
Um, im pretty sure there are only 24 hours a day (joking)
@@splatzilla6064 is that where I think it’s from
@@randalllopez9338 Well, i mean If the moon shines
Well... Ling Ling seems to be everywhere on the internet these days...
for violin you really need these daily 40hr practice :)
Did you just order one of those cameo type things and edit it?
Wait this isn’t a meme?
I can't tell either...
@@bettersax I'm so confused about what I'm watching xD
Hey Lewis we both watch the same TH-cam 😂
@@bettersax tem a partitura
KENNY G IS A VERY CRITICAL SAXOPHONIST BECAUSE I THINK HIS talent IS UNKNOWN, and he is the one who opened the door to thousands of saxophonists to the mass market, is there a before and after of Kenny G, ... his best song? falling in the moonlight
I agree that his contribution to making the saxophone popular is immense. But, as I am not a fan of smooth jazz, and prefer the tenor to the soprano sax, I don't listen to his music very much.
@@gsco82 he can play everything else really. Go to a concert if u can
Great vid Jay still don't know if that was real or not lol. I heard bad things about KG growing up and totally avoid the guy for years. It's not my style of music but no one can deny he is a great musician. For people that were like me check it out KG playing Tenor Sax (without so much reverb) lol. Jay it would be nice to breakdown a solo from Maceo Parker. Thanks. Sid
Kenny G haters are sad frustrated musicians that don’t accept that music is not only about playing complex/sofisticated masterpieces, but it is all about connecting with people by creating emotions. It is a universal language that shouldn’t be perfect to effectively deliver a message, Has any other instrumental musician make a stronger connection with people than Kenny G?
@@jordel0577 hey Jorge, I can't tell for other people, in my case was never hate it was ignorance. As I mentioned, it just not my taste of music. On another note, I think the connection can't not be measured by sold albums either. By the way, we are all frustrated musicians, successful or not.
THEY SAY YOU'RE A PROFESSIONAL WHEN YOU HAVE PRACTICE 10,000 HOURS. I SUPPOSE I HAVE 9,999 LEFT TO GO.
"Anything's possible".....first let me turn on this cavernous reverb :-)
I used to listen to Kenny G back in the day when he was playing with Jeff Lorber fusion. Really enjoyed that band.
You might want to ceck out early Kenny G, live in Montreux, "Midnight Motion". I know it's dated. But the dude can actually play some serious sax.
Yea that’s actually one of the greatest sax solos of all time
Pollack, Graybeal & Metcalf.
can't wait for the day
Graybeal is so overrated as a saxophone youtuber. He's only popular because of the cringey Mario Kart lick. He's like the Adam neeley of saxophone
@@supremefatty5941 Honestly I find his videos actually very enjoyable. He's also very competent as a saxophonist. Adam neely is actually pretty fun to watch also. I agree they're very popular, but they're definitely not overated.
Well, I am having them both on (separate) videos for my Christmas Tune of the Day series! I'll get them on the same video one day.
@@DavePollack Thanks for replying!!
@@supremefatty5941 his appeal isn’t as some professional, best player in the world type stuff. While he is an exceptional player and musician, keep in mind that he is still a college student, and that he is still a phenomenally good musician and comedian
Kenny G is the first saxophonist I ever listened to as a little, little kid.
me tooo first song I heard from HIM was forever in love ♥️♥️💖😅
i was more a herb alpert person
I think is first ever hit tune was back in 1988 called "Songbird"
That is not a lesson Jerry
Start with fundamentals.
Time Signatures.
Key Signatures.
Order of Sharps.
Order of Flats.
Dynamics.
When to Breathe.m for the sake of the smooth Flow.
Do not Breathe in between the Phrase.
Do not Breatge in between the Sentence.
Reading of Different Types of Notes.
Endings.
That was not a beginner's class.
I can't believe Kenny G gave YOU A lesson. I hope something YOU HAVE rubbed off!
Lost it at _"so practically everything you listen to has a bit of bebop in it"_
My take on Kenny G. Instead of disliking him so much, the jazz world should embrace him for bringing "jazz in a broader sense" to the mass public. I've seen his concerts around the world, he's treated like a rock star. And he constantly acknowledges influences like Getz, Adderley and Coltrane as inspirations and influences. I'm sure lots more people will be checking out these jazz masters based purely on Kenny G' s praise for them.
I think his saxophone comes naturally with reverb. Kenny G without reverb might sound like KennyG with no hair. There's just no way.
Thanx Jay for your hard work. YOu rock.
Alright Kenny's grace note obsession was something I never liked, but man what a swell guy huh!!
Another great video, as always man! Definitely enjoyed this!
thanks man
Good Lord Kenneth really does like his reverb
He could at least have it turned off whilst talking...
To learn from two masters is a great thing. Thank you, Jay. Beautiful Yanagisawa tenor you have there.
Thanks Gary!
Great video Jay, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to break this down. Amazing. I was exposed to the saxophone through Kenny G's work Kenny is my guy.
Too much reverb Kenny G ... this is not 90s 😂
Omg I didn't expect this
Well Mr G should get to your studio for a better talk. He dosen't have a great rep in the sax world as he should.
The smoooooooth jazz king😂
I don't get it when every sax players make fun on Kenny G, not hating it's a real question
He's kind of just become a meme in the sax world, and people don't really take the hole "SmOtH jAzZ" thing seriously.
@@joaquinmendoza2306 Hum.. Smooth jazz is way more catchy for the ears than the elitist bebop which is more a show off of skill, being a great artist is not about how technical you are but how much emotions you could broadcast, and Kenny G is a master on this
@@nairdazitro7460 I still think what kenny plays is really boring compared to pretty much any other jazz, but I don't hate him for it
@@jerrodshack7610 I agree Kenny has dived like a lot into the " scale game " despite of his famous hits he has composed; Michael Brecker is one of the rare players who introduced me to jazz, because he had understood how not to drown into scales, some legends like Sonny Rollins,Charlie Parker or Coltrane are for me truly impossible to listen to
@@nairdazitro7460Yeah bro. I agree. I think he's great. But a lot of people don't realize how hard it is to do that stuff and find the music boring. But I personally don't hate him. Just the reason why some people don't like him.
Oh man...Mike Wilbur is not going to be happy when he sees this 😳😳
Say what you want ..... he is awesome, lov it, saw him in concert and he was great.
I want a sax Lesson from my Idol Kenny G🎼🎷🎵🎶🎙🎤🔊😂😁😄
Met Kenny G when he came here to Oklahoma, took my Mom for Mother's day, she's been listening since she was a teen and we're both sax players...
He signed her CD and after listening to our story told her, "you have a wonderful son" and she balled like a baby 😅
Coolest day ever. Oh, and seeing George Benson that day was cool too 😝
Solid smooth jazz show !!
Smooth jazz is such an L unsubscribed
Enough with the reverb PLEEZ!
Kenny said Charlie Parker was nicknamed Bird because he squeaks so much
Was this a joke?
Jay thanks for this video, Kenny G is the reason I took up or trying to learn to play a Sax, much Aloha
Did not expect this 😂
Are those licks going in the Kenny G omnibook?
Though not my style, Kenny has got some chops. And he really does seem like a very nice guy.
I’m so sorry you had to endure that
I had my Kenny G years - late 80s, 90s. When I was about 19, I rushed to NBC studios in Burbank (Tonight Show with Jay Leno) after working a graveyard shift at Ben Frank's Restaurant on the Sunset strip in Hollywood, just to catch him perform live. I had already seen him at the Starlight in Kansas City, about a year or two prior. I ended up sitting in the front row. After the show, I walked toward the stage and asked Kenny if he'd sign my music book - Album Breathless - piano notation. He was incredibly nice, humble... held his soprano sax under his arm and grabbed my sharpie... signed the book, and then thanked me. What a nice guy, seriously. And yes, he can jam people... when he plays live, he tears it up on tenor!
Love from pakistan,
😂😂 Kenny has a built in reverb! Wow there's a few bad notes on that soprano up top 😱
jay meet the curly golden hair man😇
Reason I started playing was Kenny G...learned all my Bergonzi licks at Berklee which made everyone think they’re great, went along with the Kenny G hate club for a while, but you can hate all you want on type of music he plays...but met very few that could play with his technique (think you got chops TH-cam Kenny G-solo (live in Baden Baden 87) 3:30 mark.
“I hope you have just even a fraction of the joy that I’ve had playing the saxophone. I wish that in your life (it would be a lot by the way).” Replace joy by the word money and it still make a lot of sense for KG...
Seriously, around 75' I was listening to music like Bowie and a saxophonist on the tune ''Young Americans'' caught my attention, it was David Sanborn. I do not compare Sandborn to KG, Sandborn is very respectfull of his roots, he made a superb tv show ''Night Music'' few years later, but at that time he was very popular in pop music. After reading a journal article nentionning that Sandborn was a fan of Phil Woods, I bought a Phil Woods album and voilà bebop jazz was now revealed to me. Probably that Kenny G did the same effect for part of his listener.
Loved Kenny Gorelick when he was with Jeff Lorber Fusion Band but not a fan of Kenny G the schmaltzy, syrupy soprano saxophonist. Too commercial. That said, he's doing what he loves and laughing all the way to the bank. Technically he is very, very good...can't take that away.
Hmm, lick three you played as all eight notes,,,, they second set in the sheet music is sixteenth notes???? What happened?
You are absolutely right.All played in eight notes.Few people read music these days.
I wasn't reading the sheet music, just playing the line how I normally play it. The sheet music is just approximate anyway since Kenny was playing very rubato.
Even I don't like Smooth Jazz.
But this is better than I expected.
good job, kenny and jay.
Went with some friends to see Kenny at Radio City Music Hall 30 years ago. He did a few tunes in his set outside of his smooth jazz pop tunes. The stage set was changed to look like an old 52nd St club or French cafe. He played a few jazz standards on tenor. Was pleasantly surprised. On that same note, I was in Nashville back in the early 80’s walking down Historic Printers Alley. Just for kicks I walked into Boots Randolph’s club. That guy could play!
I’m kind of surprised by the Kenny G love here. In many jazz circles I have been around, he is considered enemy number 1…often considered fluffy, bad tone, bad time, etc. I also felt like those jazz guys making just enough to get by could learn something from Kenny G. Still…I’d listen to just about every sax player before Kenny G.
Can you do Michael Wilbur ?
It will be better if he shows me one of this lessons.A fraction. While inspired practicing. Smooth jazz bip bop vocabulary strong together.
He is my favorite saxophone player In the world But I don’t understand why people making a joke against him ? Too successful? 70 million record sell around the world ? He doesn’t sound like another player doesn’t mean he is shit !! Open your heart and listen to his music and don’t joke about his using a lots of reverb he use that to control his song emotions if he put dry effect the sound that he produced will be boring like another player! And he could not sell more than 1 million record!! You know what he has inspired a lots of new generation player to start playing saxophone including me ❤
Wow, that’s a ton of reverb. Smooth step: add more reverb. Also, why F? Should be G!
F concert. Yeah he likes reverb I guess.
@@bettersax so Kenny G’s name is aka Kenny F Concert?
Boom boom.
....or... A flat...
Really loved this way of breakdown. Great!!
Glad you liked it!
Are you watching this @DavePollack?!! 😂😃
Michael Wilbur salty
Another option for the title: Kenny G teaches me how to use reverb
lmao. he forgot to turn off the reverb for his voice
@@memunns or he just wanted it that way---I mean, he's Kenny G.
Kenny G, ever smooth. He is my inspiration of learning to play the sax at nearly 60 years. Just bought the Soprano sax and learning.
If you have never played a reed instrument, you might find the soprano a bit challenging. To learn saxophone, I would recommend playing an alto sax to get used to fingerings, and especially the embouchure. Then you can switch to soprano.
@@gsco82 You are right, just like many people told me. But I did not listen and you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Lol
Nah, it's fine to start on soprano.
You know what, I'll watch this video tomorrow, because it's 10pm now and I know that I'll end up playing my sax after watching. So I'd better do that during the day.
KENNY G REVERB KINGGGGG
lol this video was so fake. Kenny G just did that thing with cameo.
I would love to meet Kenny G and he has the same birthday as me which is June 5th. The best thing is that him and I both play saxophone
This was the video that I was waiting for a long time
I love your video and Kenny G is my favorite saxophonist
this what the world has turned into: tronald dump was president and kenny g is now cool? forget moving to canada, is there another planet i can move to?
Here is a lesson. Play a pentatonic scale really quick with a lot of reverb.
Great you could get dan avidan on the channel.
Listen to Kenny G's version of "At Last" with Arturo Sandoval. He plays tenor on it and kills it.
I've listened to Kenny's stuff off and on over the years and would say he sounds best on Tenor.
Our Savior 🙏
Jay- you got that horn before I did you rascal! I almost went there about 6 weeks ago. You know you have to let me try it!
Bob, this was made special for me at the factory in Tokyo. Yes of course you can try it.
@@bettersax My Man! I know i am going to
order one through Gottfried. Only live once.
Your tenor saxophone is so beautiful, I wish my tenor was silver
Did you give him one on tuning? 😂
I just went to his concert a few hours ago! He was awesome! He signed my jacket!!!!!
Even Better! I got a Dave Kessler Soprano Sax for Christmas!!!
How much reverb do you want?
Kenny G: Yes
Kenny G gave his lesson in F when he should have rather given it in G ! That goes without saying !
Hola Steve, que marca es ese saxofón soprano...? Gracias.
Are you sponsored or semi sponsored by yani..saxophones. do they have artists they sponsor ?
Did you really spend a $1000 in cameo to do this video? 🥴😂 I hope no man😂❤️ great video though
so worth it!
Não tem legendas em português Brasil :/
How do I get the music to play along with the OG Kenny G how do I get it
What mouth pieace you use?
I hate everyone who dislikes this video.
Hi
So nice remember to hear Keny G...then I dicoverd John Coltrane and I don't return to hear him again...😁
I really would like to hear you Jay, are you playing in a band?
Then*