AQUI Y JAZZ, AQUI Y AJAZZ, KENNY G 'DESAFINADO'

KENNY'S BAND:

KENNY G: TENOR SAX
ROBERT DAMPER: PIANO & KEYBOARDS
JOHN RAYMON: GUITAR
VAIL JOHNSON: BASS
BRUCE CARTER: DRUMS
RON POWELL: PERCUSSION

Born: June 5, 1956

Kenny G has long been the musician many jazz listeners love to hate. A phenomenally successful instrumentalist whose recordings make the pop charts, Kenny G's sound has been a staple on adult contemporary and smooth jazz radio stations since the mid-'80s, making him a household name. Kenny G is a fine player with an attractive sound (influenced a bit by Grover Washington, Jr.) who often caresses melodies, putting a lot of emotion into his solos. Because he does not improvise much (sticking mostly to predictable melody statements), his music largely falls outside of jazz. 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. He recorded with Cold, Bold & Together (a Seattle-based funk group) and freelanced locally. 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.S.; his total album sales top 30 million copies. The holiday album Miracles, released in 1994, and 1996's Moment continued the momentum of his massive commercial success. He also recorded his own version of the Celine Dion/Titanic smash "My Heart Will Go On" in 1998, but the following year he released Classics in the Key of G, a collection of jazz standards like "'Round Midnight" and "Body and Soul," possibly to reclaim some jazz credibility.

Faith: A Holiday Album was released that same year, followed by a limited-edition re-release of the 1997 Greatest Hits disc. In 2002 Kenny G dipped into tropical territory with Paradise, which featured guest appearances by Brian McKnight and Chanté Moore. This was followed by a music video collection, another holiday album, entitled Wishes, and, in 2003, a second greatest-hits collection, Ultimate Kenny G. 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. Two years later, smooth jazz's king of the soprano sax returned to a purely instrumental approach on the brassy, big-band-inspired albums Holiday Collection and I'm in the Mood for Love; 2006 was also the year the artist was dubbed the best golfer in music by Golf Digest, beating out Vince Gill for the number one spot. In 2008, Kenny G released the Latin-inspired Rhythm and Romance. The sax player next drifted toward R&B for 2010's Heart and Soul, which featured guest vocals from Robin Thicke and Babyface. Scott Yanow, Rovi

[IngridSaybe]

Nothing more relaxing than music. If there were no musicians, it would be chaotic i believe.

[tanuriobrito]

Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Best.Thank you Mr. Kenny G.

[AnaCortázar-vv]

Desafinado. Kenny G. Siempre te recordaré con está bella música el Jazz. Mi querido esposo Michel ahora tu estás en el cielo y te extraño mucho. YOU ARE MY LOVE.. MICHEL. ❤️🌹💋🦋🥂🎵🎸😢😢😢🙏🙏🙏🇵🇪🇨🇵

[randyfocht]

Such a good tone, and I'm a retired professional soprano sax player from Hawaii. Thanks Kenny G for making the sax famous! You did it!

[abpena]

Kenny G has made a good living playing his music. Although not mainstream jazz, you got to respect his playing ability. A person has to be open to all music. Especially if a person plays, you have to be able to play all kinds of music. You don't have to like it, but if you want to work, well, you have to get past your dislikes.

[camloff]

Sax is great and a lovely Kenny sound.

[MarcieRedgrave-sf]

DM love waking up and starting the day with this energy piece, great motivation 😊❤❤❤ Now I can have myself a great day!

[herberar]

Buenísimo ese " zurdo" en la percusión.

[saltalamacchiaamandine]

Magnifique sur tous le son du selmer dans les mains d'un grand monsieur bravo encore bra

[fernandoletcha]

Kenny G is the greatest of all times The greatest illusionist, he really makes people believe his music is good.... that is indeed a great magic trick.

[level-UpwithKatina-vbjo]

Kenny had made his mark on this Earth as his music does the talking. He has mastered what no one else has done and that’s with his own dedication and distinctive style/melodies!! This man is instrumental and unstoppable ❤❤❤I l

[claragary]

Kenny i admire you. You take it easy on your critics and you always strive on. You have always had to me, a beautiful tone on soprano and tenor and your improvisations are just right. Your not trying to show off, just being musical. There are a lot of people and musicians that give you credit for setting a standard for instrumentalist. And by the way, just learned that you played with the Love Unlimited Orquestra in those disco years. Keep up your fabulous work!!!

[ΚΩΣΤΑΣΖΗΚΟΣ-λσ]

Kenny you are the Best greetings from GREECE

[sandrarizzatop]

Kenny G, simplismente o
Dispensa qualquer comentário.

[MarcieRedgrave-sf]

A Perfect expression of Love in Action “Desafinado”. Kenny G❤❤❤😊

[albertocastro]

Los desafinados tambien tienen corazón. Hermosa canción y mejor interpretación, un saxo es como si hablara, con un lenguaje desconocido, una profanación de algo sagrado que te lleva a lo desconocido y te muestra el infinito.gracias por la Bossa Nova, pie el jazz, gracias hermano .

[IngridSaybe]

Si es desafinado let me try it! Ha ha Tenor. You are beautiful!

[filibertotinah]

keny G excelente música sax tenor y soprano

[DeSouzaGino]

Olá! rsr! Poucas vezes pude ver o Sr.Kenny G usando uma gravata em suas apresentações, mas quanto a ele desafinar, isso rsr! Eu amo ouvir essa música "Desafinado" com o balanço do Sr.Kenny G! rsr!

[izabelcristinagomeslopeslo]

eres meraviglioso saxofonista me gusta mucho