After graduating, he joined the Jeff Lorber Fusion, making two albums with the group before leaving to focus on his solo career.īy the early '80s, the saxophonist had caught the ear of legendary music executive Clive Davis who signed him to Arista Records. He also recorded with the Seattle-based funk outfit Cold, Bold & Together and began freelancing locally, all while earning his accounting degree from the University of Washington. It was while still in high school at age 17 that he began playing professionally, working with Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra. Along with playing golf (a life-long passion), he took private lessons on the sax and clarinet, and was a member of his school's band and orchestra program. With 2021's New Standards, he showcased his compositional skills, writing songs inspired by his love of '50s and '60s traditional pop standards.īorn Kenny Gorelick in 1956, G grew up in Seattle where started on the alto saxophone at age 10. He initially broke through with 1986's Duotones, which reached the top 10 on the pop and jazz charts and spawned the hit single "Songbird." He gained yet wider attention with 1992's Breathless, which reached number two on the Billboard 200, topped the jazz charts, and won the Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition for "Forever in Love." G has more then ten number one Billboard Jazz Albums, including 2004's At Last.The Duets, 2010's Heart and Soul, and 2015's Brazilian Nights. Influenced by players like Stan Getz and Grover Washington, Jr., G is known for his lyrical and emotive style, a sound that has garnered a loyal fanbase and made him one of the biggest selling instrumentalists of all-time. A crossover jazz icon, saxophonist Kenny G has enjoyed phenomenal success across the pop, jazz, and R&B charts for over three decades.
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