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Listen: The Funkadelic Kenny G You Never Knew

KNKX Public Radio | By Abe Beeson,

Gabriel Spitzer

Published November 12, 2014 at 5:00 AM PST

FILE - Kenny G, smooth jazz saxophonist, performs during a media event announcing his concert, Friday, May 14, 2010, in Taipei, Taiwan.

You might think you know Kenny G, but you probably don't know this Kenny G.

Before smooth-jazz Kenny G, there was funk-in-your-trunk Kenny G, and right here in Seattle, too. Take a listen:

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Abe Beeson

Abe grew up in Western Washington, a third generation Seattle/Tacoma kid. It was as a student at Pacific Lutheran University that Abe landed his first job at KNKX, editing and producing audio for news stories. It was a Christmas Day shift no one else wanted that gave Abe his first on-air experience which led to overnights, then Saturday afternoons, and started hosting Evening Jazz in 1998.

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Gabriel Spitzer

Gabriel Spitzer is a former KNKX reporter, producer and host who covered science and health and worked on the show Sound Effect.

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