KENNY G

GRAMMY® Award winning saxophonist Kenny G returns to Ruth Eckerd Hall! Kenny G’s iconic and unique sound — created by fusing elements of R&B, pop, and jazz — has become a staple in contemporary music. Kenny G is the biggest-selling instrumental musician of the modern era, with global sales totaling more than 75 million albums. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986. He gained yet wider attention with 1992's Breathless, which reached number two on the Billboard 200, topped the jazz charts, and won the GRAMMY® for Best Instrumental Composition for Forever in Love. Kenny has more than ten number one Billboard Jazz Albums, including 2004's At Last...The Duets, 2010's Heart and Soul, and 2015's Brazilian Nights. With 2021's New Standards, he showcased his compositional skills, writing songs inspired by his love of '50s and '60s traditional pop standards. He emphasized his soft touch with 2023's Innocence, a collection of lullabies.