In 1974, Franklin High School student Kenneth Gorelick was asked by mentor and composer James Gardiner to perform a saxophone solo at a Seattle Center Opera House concert. Gardiner expected Gorelick ...

Say what you will, but I’ve always had a soft spot for Kenny G. I’m a sucker for the pure, spun-sugar sax appeal of instrumental hits like “Songbird,” “Silhouette” and the aptly named “Sentimental.” ...

Saxophonist Kenneth Bruce Gorlick -- more renowned as Kenny G -- wasn't a child prodigy. In fact, the first time he tried out for his high school jazz band in Seattle he didn't make it. "I can't even ...

Kenny G wants you to know that he doesn’t like the term “smooth jazz.” “For me,” the saxophonist says in his new memoir, “Life in the Key of G,” “it evokes a feeling of something that’s too light, too ...

While standing in line at the grocery store the other day, I heard The Cure blasting through an overhead speaker. For those of us a certain age, it’s odd to confront the fact that the edgy ...

Kenny G’s brother had told me before his concert with the Piedmont Wind Symphony that you have to see Kenny G perform live to truly appreciate his virtuosity. He also told me that his brother is ...

With record sales in excess of 75 million units worldwide, Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Kenny G seems to have solidified his reputation as one of the most beloved and successful artists of ...

Director Penny Lane ('Nuts!') examines how popular success has made the top-selling instrumentalist one of the most reviled figures in commercial music, a field known for co-opting the counterculture.