Tracing the rise and fall of smooth jazz.
In 1986, a young Kenny G appeared on one of Oprah’s very first nationally televised shows. A decade later he (and his saxophone) had become a cultural phenomenon. From golf commercials to a presidential inauguration, Kenny G had hit his peak.
But it wasn’t just Kenny G. Smooth jazz, the music he’d come to be the face of, was quickly taking over the radio.
