I like a lot of jazz.

All I need is to be able to pick out the melody and I’ll give the piece a decent chance. A good example is Thelonius Monk.

I don’t like pieces where it sounds like they went back and found a book of etudes that they hated and decide to do a 10 minute riff on a piece of music that wasn’t meant for the public in the first place. Creators and purveyors of smooth or light jazz should have earbuds surgically implanted with an endless loop of Jimi Hendrix guitar solos. I’m looking at you Kenny G.

Kenny G almost made the saxophone the clarinet of 90s. I spit on the ground every time I have to mention or hear his name. I also do that with Phil Collins. If I want to hear a soprano sax I put on John Coltrane.