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Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American saxophonist. His 1986 album, , brought him commercial success. Kenny G is the biggest-selling instrumental musician of the modern era and one of the , with global sales totaling more than 75 million records.
Kenny G was born in , Washington, to Jewish parents (his mother was originally from , Canada) and grew up in the city's
neighborhood, which is a center of the city's Jewish community. He came into contact with the saxophone when he heard a performance on . He started playing the saxophone in 1966 when he was 10 years old, his first saxophone being a
Kenny G attended Whitworth Elementary School, , , and the , all in his home town of Seattle. When he entered high school, he failed on his first try to get into the jazz band, but tried again the following year and earned first chair. His Franklin High School classmate Robert Damper (piano, keyboards) plays in his band. In addition to his studies while in high school, he took private lessons on the saxophone and clarinet from Johnny Jessen, once a week for a year.
He was also on his high school golf team. He has been a fan of the sport since his older brother, Brian Gorelick, introduced him to it when he was ten.
Kenny G playing in Shanghai in 2007
Kenny G's career started with a job as a sideman for 's
in 1973 while 17 and still in high school. He continued to play professionally while studying for a
in accounting at the
in Seattle and graduated . He played with the
band Cold, Bold and Together before becoming a credited member of The
Fusion. He began his solo career after his period with Lorber.
Kenny G signed with
as a solo artist in 1982, after label president
heard his rendition of ABBA's "Dancing Queen". He released his first
album with the help of . The album received warm reviews from critics. He received success quite early on, with both
and , his second and third studio albums respectively, achieving
in the United States. At that time, he collaborated with
on many tracks, such as the single "Love on the Rise" released in 1985 which went on to chart. His fourth studio album,
sold over 5 million copies in the U.S. alone. It featured the songs , with reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single , which featured vocals from , charted at #15 on the Hot 100, and #2 on the Adult Contemporary charts in 1987. In the mid-late 1980s, Kenny G worked with Jazz and R&B artists such as , , and . The 1987 hit-single , a
duet with , featuring G as a guest saxophonist, peaked #12 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #5 at R&B/Hip-Hop songs. His first live album, titled:
included popular songs, among which Going Home, which achieved great success in the People's Republic of China. G has notably collaborated with a wide variety of artists such as , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Influenced by the likes of saxophonist , his own albums are usually classified as .
Kenny G has worked on multiple soundtracks such as , and . The song "Theme for Dying young", written for the eponymous movie, was nominated for a . G co-wrote the soundtrack of
and , and performed his own song "Waiting for You" as well as his single "Even If My Heart Would Break". His music was also included in , or .
His sixth studio album, , was released in 1992, and went on to become the number one best selling instrumental album ever, with over 15 million copies sold worldwide, selling 12 million copies in the United States alone. The album included many hits such as , the recipient of the
and which charted in the Billboard Hot 100 Year-End.
which charted at #27 on the Adult Contemporary, and , a collaboration with , with peaked #25 on the Hot 100 . His first holiday album, , sold over 13 million copies, making it the most successful Christmas album to date. He also performed the "National Anthem of the United States" at the
closing ceremony at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA, on July 17, 1994.
In 1997, Kenny G earned a place in the
for playing the longest note ever recorded on a saxophone. Using , Kenny G held an E-flat for 45 minutes and 47 seconds at J&R Music World in New York City. The same year, Kenny G's song "", from the album , was remixed by
and released to dance clubs in the U.S. The mixes went to No.1 on the
chart in April 1997,
Kenny G's second holiday album, , is the
selling 2 million units according to Nielsen/SoundScan. The singles taken from the album, the traditional , reached #7 on the Hot 100.
In February 2000, Kenny G was invited to the White House and performed for state governors and members of the Clinton Cabinet.
He released his eight studio album,
in 2002. The album featured R&B singer , and included singles "One More Time", a duet with .
On ,he collaborated with friends and colleagues , , , lead singer of , , and . It includes covers such as , and 's , a collaboration with . The album is certified Gold in the US.
2006 saw the release of Kenny G's eleventh studio album
featuring renditions of 's songs, the love theme from Shakespeare's , the Secret Garden's hit song , and 's , as well as the Chinese ballad .
Kenny G was named the 25th highest-selling artist in America by the , with 48 million albums sold in the USA as of July 31, 2006.
In October 2009, Kenny G appeared with the band
promotion of their album
by soloing during "I'm Your Daddy". Kenny G said he knew nothing of Weezer before the performance. Though some music critics thereby rejoined in the common criticism of his work, the unlikely combination was fairly well received by AOL's magazines
His 2010 album
is strongly influenced by R&B, featuring
and his long-time collaborator . It garnered positive reviews from critics.
In February 2011 Kenny G was featured in the
called "Release the Hounds." Kenny G later starred in a short as Head of Riot Suppression for a luxury Prison.
G made an appearance in the music video for pop star Katy Perry's single "" as Uncle Kenny. On October 8, 2011 episode of , G performed alongside
on the song "Houdini."
Kenny G hosts a radio show alongside Sandy Kovach on
G's 14th studio album,
was announced on October 28, 2014. According to G, the album was inspired by Cannonball Adderley's bossa nova recordings, Paul Desmond, and Stan Getz. The album was released in January 2015. It help Kenny G back to the Billboard 200, at number 86. Kenny G kicked off "The Brazilian Tour", supporting for the album, throughout North America and many countries in Asia, later in the year.
In November 2015, Kenny G was featured in a news segment on
about China building new land, and instigating War with the US. John Oliver reported "For years the tune, in all its seductive woodwind glory, has been a staple of Chinese society. Every day, “Going Home” is piped into shopping malls, schools, train stations and fitness centers as a signal to the public that it is time, indeed, to go home." The segment ends with a performance by Kenny G of "Going Home".
Kenny G has recorded Chinese songs, such as "" (茉莉花) or "" (月亮代表我的心). His music is noticeably popular in China.
Since 1989, Kenny G's recording "Going Home" from the
album has become an unconventional mega-hit throughout China: It has become the unofficial national closing song for businesses such as food courts, outdoor markets, health clubs, shopping malls and train stations throughout the country. Many businesses begin piping the music over their loudspeakers shortly before closing at night. Television stations also play the song before ending their evening broadcasts at night. Many Chinese, when asked, say they associate the song with the need to finish their activity or business and go home (although they may not even know the name of the song or its artist).
Kenny G became embroiled in controversy when he posted Twitter images of his visit to the site of the , which the PRC government has declared illegal, saying "I wish everyone a peaceful and positive conclusion to this situation". The feed provoked an immediate angry reaction from the Chinese foreign ministry. The artist issued a panicked clarification: "I don't really know anything about the situation and my impromptu visit to the site was just part of an innocent walk around Hong Kong ... I only wanted to share my wish for peace for Hong Kong and for all of China as I feel close to and care about China very much."
Kenny G's 1999 single, "" was criticized in its overdubbing of 's classic recording. The primary criticism is that a revered recording by an artist such as Armstrong, known especially for improvisation, should not be altered, especially by a musician whose range and depth of understanding of classic jazz was already in question. Some columnists counter the criticism by suggesting that Kenny G's recording would expose a wider audience to classic jazz, though the overall response to his recording tended to be extremely negative.
Kenny G plays the
Soprano, alto and tenor saxophones. He has created his own line of saxophones called "Kenny G Saxophones".
Kenny G married Lyndie Benson in 1992, and the couple had two sons. In January 2012, Benson-Gorelick filed for legal separation. Kenny G filed for divorce in August 2012.
Kenny G lives in . He is an avid golfer and has a
of +0.6. He has participated in the
tournament seven times as of 2007 and teamed with
to share the AT&T pro-am title in 2001 with the team of
and Jerry Chang. In the
rankings of Top 100 in Music, according to golf handicap indexes of major musicians, he was first in 2006 and second in 2008. He is a member at
Kenny G is an
seaplane that he flies regularly. He was also an early investor in the
coffee house chain.
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