Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny has dismissed Kenny G’s style as “lame-ass, jive, pseudo bluesy out-of-tune, noodling.” But a new documentary film by Penny Lane may lead some of Kenny G’s ...

Amanda Petrusich on “Listening to Kenny G,” a new HBO documentary; the nature of taste; and a possible renaissance for the oft-criticized saxophonist.

Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny has dismissed Kenny G’s style as “lame-ass, jive, pseudo bluesy out-of-tune, ... “When you hear the words, ‘easy listening,’ it almost sounds bad,” he says.