Kenny G
Curly-haired instrumentalist
Kenny G is the stage name of American saxophonist Kenneth Gorelick, known for smooth jazz instrumentals that dominated adult contemporary radio in the 1980s and 1990s.
His sound—melodic, polished, immediately recognizable—made him one of the best-selling instrumentalists of all time.
The name sometimes appears as shorthand for easy-listening music that's pleasant but unchallenging: This restaurant is playing some real Kenny G stuff.
- smooth jazzMellow, polished instrumental genre
- soprano saxHighest-pitched saxophone variety
- saxophoneReed instrument, brass body
- elevator musicInoffensive ambient background audio
- dental officeClinic for mouth care
jazz · instrumental · smooth operator · reed · hold music · curly hair · cheesy · musician · breath control · recording artist · embouchure · Yanni · curls · breath · TV commercials · easy listening · adult contemporary · soft rock
- SaxophonistsJohn Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Stan Getz
- Smooth JazzYellowjackets
- soft rockAir Supply, Barry Manilow, Carole King, Chicago, Fleetwood Mac
- Saxophonealto, alto sax, alto saxophone, tenor, tenor sax
Kenny Gfree jazz
Formless avant-garde improvisation
John Coltrane · avant-garde · experimental · noise music · Frank Zappa
Kenny GCharlie Parker
Bebop alto saxophone innovator
John Coltrane · Miles Davis · Thelonious Monk · bebop · hard bop
Kenny GSwans
Large graceful waterfowl
grindcore · death metal · industrial music · extreme metal · cacophonous