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Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Early life Kenny G was born in Seattle, Washington. His mother was from, Canada. His family was, and he grew up in Seattle'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 saxophone, a alto, in 1966 when he was 10 years old. Kenny G attended Whitworth Elementary School,,, and the, all in his home city of Seattle. When he entered high school he failed at his first attempt to get into the jazz band but tried again the following year and earned first chair.
Listen to Brazilian Nights by Kenny G - a new album (release date: January 27, 2015) @ New Releases Now. Listen to albums and songs from Kenny G. Join Napster and access full-length songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. Kenny G has single-handedly transformed jazz into a genre that actually sells records in numbers normally associated with modern pop stars (over 30 million sold so far).
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 elder brother, Brian Gorelick, introduced him to it when he was ten. Career Early career Kenny G's career started with a job as a sideman for 's in 1973; he was 17 and still in high school.
He continued to play professionally while studying for a in accounting at the University of Washington 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. 1980s: Early success and breakthrough with Duotones Kenny G signed with as a solo artist in 1982, after label president heard his rendition of ABBA's 'Dancing Queen'. He released his with the help of. The album received warm reviews from critics. He achieved success quite early on, with both and, his second and third studio albums respectively, achieving in the United States.
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At that time he collaborated with on many tracks, such as the single, which was released in 1985 and went on to chart. His fourth studio album,, sold over five million copies in the U.S. It featured the songs ', with reached No.
4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single ', which featured vocals from, charted at No. 15 on the Hot 100, and No. 2 on the Adult Contemporary charts in 1987.
Kenny G worked in the mid-to-late 1980s with jazz and R&B artists such as,. The 1987 hit-single ', a duet with that featured G as a guest saxophonist, peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 5 on R&B/Hip-Hop songs. His first live album, titled, included popular songs, among which 'Going Home' achieved great success in the People's Republic of China.
G has collaborated with a wide variety of artists, such as,,,,,,,,,,,,,. Influenced by saxophonist, his albums are usually classified as. 1990s: Worldwide acclaim with Breathless, Miracles and The Moment Kenny G has worked on several film soundtracks, including. The song 'Theme for Dying Young', written for that movie, was nominated for a. G co-wrote the soundtrack of The Bodyguard, starring 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.
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His sixth studio album,, was released in 1992, and went on to become the 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 for the and which charted in the Billboard Year-End Hot 100. ' charted at No. 27 on the Adult Contemporary, and ', a collaboration with, peaked at No. 25 on the Hot 100. His first holiday album,, sold over 13 million copies, making it the most successful Christmas album to date.