KENNY G’S HOLIDAY SHOW Plays The Van Wezel 12/17

Since the early '80s, the Grammy winning Kenny G's combination of unparalleled instrumental chops and indelible melodies has resulted in sales of more than 75 million records worldwide. Catch him playing some of his best Holiday tunes on Sat. Dec. 17th @ 8 PM at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

In a recording career that spans almost three decades and 23 albums, Grammy Award-winning
saxophonist Kenny G has grafted elements of R&B, pop and Latin to a jazz foundation solidifying his reputation as the premiere artist in contemporary jazz. Given these and other commercial and critical achievements, one might think Kenny is an artist with nothing to prove but he once again reaffirmed his enduring place in popular music with the June 29, 2010, release of Heart and Soul on Concord Records. Following up on the success of Rhythm and Romance, his first Latin jazz album in 2008, Heart and Soul captures the spirit and the vibe of the classic R&B that Kenny Grew up listening to in his native Seattle. "If I were to go back and start all over again, recording my first CD, I think this would be it," he says, and in many respects it did take him back to the beginning – the R&B of the early and mid 1970s. Inspired by the likes of Earth, Wind & Fire and Grover Washington, Jr., Kenny G was only 17 when he landed a gig with Barry White and his Love Unlimited Orchestra at the Paramount Northwest Theater (now the Paramount Theater) in 1973.

Kenny's career highlights include Kenny G (1982), G-Force (1983) and Gravity (1985). Miracles, his 1994 holiday album, took him to the top of the Billboard chart for the first time and has since become the best-selling holiday album of all time! His two holiday albums since then – Faith in 1999 and Wishes in 2002 – have been similarly successful. At Last…The Duets Album, released in 2004, featured performances by Barbra Streisand, Burt Bacharach and LeAnn Rimes, along with a remake of Outkast's "The Way You Move" with Earth, Wind and Fire. Kenny G has been a frequent collaborator with some of the most iconic figures in American popular music, including Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Frank Sinatra and Katy Perry.

Ticket prices range from $30 to $70. For more information and to buy tickets, contact the Van Wezel Box office at (941)953-3368 or log onto www.vanwezel.org.

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