| Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Musical criticism
5 Discography
5.Early life
Kenny was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and first came into contact with a saxophone when he heard someone performing with one on The Ed Sullivan Show.He learned how to play under the direction of local trumpeter Gerald Pfister and by practicing along with records (mostly of Grover Washington, Jr.Brian Gorelick, introduced it to him when he was ten years old.Kenny was also studying for a major in accounting at the same time.In 1982 Kenny G signed with Arista Records as a solo artist, after label president Clive Davis heard his rendition of the ABBA classic, "Dancing Queen".Influenced by the likes of saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr.Louis Armstrong's classic recording.The "duet" was produced by David Foster who also recorded the Natalie Cole and Nat King Cole duet.Gorelick stated at the time,"...Whatever we do, if we're not going to make it better, let's throw it away and we won't do it.Some columnists countered the criticisms suggesting such a recording would bring classic jazz to a wider audience.Nevertheless, Kenny G fans considered the live performance of this duet with Armstrong on a video taped backdrop a "show stopper."Additionally, Gorelick has stated that all the proceeds from this single go to his Kenny G Miracles Foundation which "funnel(s) the money to charities to purchase musical instruments and to supplement funding for the arts in schools."In 1994, Kenny G won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition for Forever in Love.They have expressed an interest in saxophone and piano respectively.He plays golf regularly, and has a playing handicap of +0.Kenny is also a pilot, and has been known to fly to many events.Musical criticism
While Kenny G's entry into the smooth jazz market remains popular with the buying public, he was publicly criticized by two notable jazz guitarists.It is not widely known that Kenny G's soprano saxophone is one that he has been playing since the age of 16.Guitarist Pat Metheny's criticisms of Kenny G are especially well documented, as first printed on Metheny's own Web site forum in 2000, and archived on Jazz Oasis.English guitarist Richard Thompson seconded Metheny's thoughts by writing the song "I Agree With Pat Metheny, Kenny's Talents Are Too Teeny".Like Einstein and Sporty Spice
Digitally fused in an abortion
Oh, Kenny fans will doubtless rave
While Satchmo turns inside his grave
Soprano man's bit off more than his portion.Kenny was memorably lampooned in Wayne's World 2, when Wayne's sidekick Garth mentally compared attending a Kenny G concert to undergoing painful dental surgery.Sample from Kenny G's "Songbird".From the album Duotones.Sample from Kenny G's "The Joy of Life".From the album Breathless.Problems listening to the file?Sample from Kenny G's "End of The Night".Problems listening to the file?Videography
"Forever in Love"
"Going Home"
"One More Time" ft.Beth
"Sade" (live)
"Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" ft.Kenny G Is Still the Smooth Jazz King.After selling millions of records, Grammy winner Kenny G wants to conquer golf."Kenny G can swing with the best of them", Scripps News, ScrippsNews.Zimmerman, Kevin (September 30, 2002).Kenny G Has Time on his Side.Kenny G: At Last...The Essential Kenny G: A Smooth Jazz CD Review, John Matouk, AboutJazz.Janet Jackson's breast, Audiofile, Salon.Parrotheads flock to Merriweather: Nesting with Buffett; Kenny G at Nissan, Irish at Wolf Trap.KENNY G PRESENTS SOME OLD FAVORITES FROM YESTERYEAR.Pat Metheny on Kenny G.Tillman, Don (March 7, 2005).External links
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Kenny G at Legacy Recordings
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Y!DelegateListener('yuimenuitem', 'hd', 'click', YAHOO.Kenny G has long been the musician many jazz listeners love to hate.Kenny G's sound has been a staple on adult contemporary and smooth jazz ...LAUNCHcast Radio Stations that play Kenny G.Set : false,
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fullUrl : document.Background color has been set to '+this.Are you a fan site webmaster?Add a link to your "Kenny G" fan site on VH1.Kenny G has long been the musician many jazz listeners love to hate.Kenny G is a fine player with an attractive sound (influenced a bit by Grover Washington, Jr.However, because he is listed at the top of "contemporary jazz" charts and is identified with jazz in the minds of the mass public, he is classified as jazz.Kenny Gorelick started playing professionally with Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra in 1976.After graduating from the University of Washington, Kenny G worked with Jeff Lorber Fusion, making two albums with the group.Soon he was signed to Arista, recording his debut as a leader in 1982.His fourth album, Duotones (which included the very popular "Songbird"), made him into a star.Soon he was in demand for guest appearances on recordings of such famous singers as Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, and Natalie Cole.Kenny G's own records have sold remarkably well, particularly Breathless, which has easily topped eight million copies in the U.Miracles and 1996's Moment continued the momentum of his massive commercial success.Perhaps in a bid to shake up his discography a bit, in 2004 Kenny G released At Last...The Duets Album, which featured "duets" with LeAnn Rimes and Chaka Khan.Golf Digest, beating out Vince Gill for the number one spot.Create a configuration object and add the keywords to the conf.Blast (Top 40)
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Think you know all about Mr.Test Your Smarts and find out!Sign in to get personalized recommendations.Hours() * 3600 + newCurrentTime.Minutes() * 60 + newCurrentTime.This item is not eligible for Amazon Prime, but over a million other items are.Join Amazon Prime today.See all 87 customer reviews...Available from these sellers.Music (See Bestsellers in Music)Popular in this category: (What's this?Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?To hear a song sample, click on "Listen" by that sample."Songbird," which made G a radio staple in 1987: whether accompanying Sinatra via technology or defacing the memory of Sam Cooke with the egregious Michael Bolton, it's all white noise.No Credit Card Required.Buy the sheet music for Kenny g at Sheet Music Plus.Send Kenny G ringtones to your cell phone now!Add a iframe that allows us to ping the server when this element becomes visible
a9AdsViewNamespace.Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.Why not be the first to suggest a search for which it should appear?An earlier reviewer asked why people who don't like Kenny G bother reviewing his albums.Because these reviews are here so buyers can hear the pros and cons of the albums.Some people love Kenny G.However, for anybody slightly serious about music, this is really just a sign of sloppiness on the performers part.By the way, he's sharp, in case you were wondering.It is not solely meant to relax, as some people have argued.This can only be accomplished by music that puts SOME demands on the listener.Kenny G's music does not demand a thing of the listener (that's why it's played as background music).His soloing is pathetic.Again, this, I feel, is sheer arrogance and rudeness on the performer's part.However, none of us care.Now, you are free to buy it and love it.Was this review helpful to you?"Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided to other Amazon.Lawrence Welk was to swing and lounge music.I'm entitled to this little tirade.There's alot of great 'relaxing' music out there but Kenny G.Who Cares If It Is Pop or Jazz?I'm shocked and furious about what people have said about Kenny G and his music.Please stop fluffing and criticizing Kenny G.Music is meant to be entertaining, relaxing, and helping us to get away from the outside world.These are tunes that have touched our souls and renewed our minds.Kenny G had written a song for an Asian artist Andy Lau in 1997 and the song itself sold over 5 million in Asia alone.That particular single, however, had never been released in the US.Kenny G stands for great music for me, and many fans.See all 87 customer reviews...John Coltrane, Phaoraoh Sanders, Stanley Turrentine, John Klemmer, Sonny...Published 15 months ago by J.Now I'll admit alot of Kenny G's music is background music.Kenny G and found that listening to his music that if you listen really closely his sound echoes,...This Greatest Hits album from Kenny G.Kenny G cd
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