I put saxophonist Kenny G’s pop-jazz mega-hit “Songbird” on a playlist last week. As a would-be hipster in high school in the 1980s, I had long convinced myself I hated everything about it ...

When some folks randomly hear a Kenny G song in a mall or at a waiting room, they’ll go, “Ugh, not him again.” Not so with Kenny G. “When I'm in an elevator in like, Wuhan, China, and I ...

When some folks randomly hear a Kenny G song in a mall or at a waiting room, they’ll go, “Ugh, not him again.” Not so with Kenny G. “When I'm in an elevator in like, Wuhan, China, and I ...

Not long after that appearance, Kenny G’s fourth album, “Duotones,” went platinum, and “ Songbird ” reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

And Kenny G’s music has inspired a lot of feelings indeed. For his fans — and there are many, as the 52.4 million records he’s certified to have sold testify, putting him ahead of Bob Seger ...

Kenny G’s devotion to his craft, though, will probably not impress his critics. His music has been described as bland and soporific – like an aural hit of Ambien.

Kenny G (the G is for Gorelick) is a man of diverse achievements: setting the Guinness record for the longest sustained note, becoming Bill Clinton’s favorite musician, being ridiculed on ...

Kenny G played “Songbird,” to oohs and ahs, thanked everyone, and smilingly made his way off, eager fans trailing him. “I pitched a Pied Piper Disney movie to Jeffrey Katzenberg once,” he ...

This Friday, Kenny G brings his “Miracles Holiday & Hits Tour” to Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in West Virginia, including “Songbird” and plenty of holiday tunes.

Kenny G’s perseverance is a recurring theme in the book, and he tells us now, “I didn’t set out to write with that common thread in mind. And I didn’t realize it myself, but then I look ...