Kenny G
Schedule
Tue, 05 Apr, 2022 at 08:00 pm
Location
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall | Sarasota, FL
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The sound of Kenny G’s saxophone is as iconic as his curly coif; indeed, both are instantly recognizable. The award-winning saxophonist is one of the best-selling artists of all time, with global sales totaling more than 75-million records and 1.5 billion streams. The jazz icon has also accumulated a staggering 24-award nominations throughout his almost 50-year career and has taken home a Grammy Award, American Music Award, NAACP Award, and two Soul Train Music Awards. His latest release, New Standards, the title of his 19th studio album, fifth for Concord Records and first since 2015’s Brazilian Nights, could well be used to describe his four-decade body of work, a vision of jazz that helped launch both a musical genre and radio format. Other top-selling studio albums include Duotones, Silhouette, Breathless, Miracles: The Holiday Album, and Heart and Soul, all of which have maintained a high level of creative excellence through decades of unprecedented commercial success. After director Penny Lane’s critically acclaimed HBO documentary, Listening to Kenny G – which humorously reconsiders the purist critical backlash to his music – and a demand performance on Kanye West’s Grammy-winning Jesus Is King album, it’s now cool to not only be Kenny G, but admit you’re a fan of his as well.
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Where is it happening?
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N Tamiami Trl, Sarasota, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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