The Kenny G :
Kenneth Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986. Kenny's main instrument is the soprano saxophone, but he also on occasion plays alto and tenor saxophone and flute.
Kenny G is married to Lyndie Benson, with whom he has two children, Max (aged thirteen) and Noah (aged nine). They have expressed an interest in saxophone and piano respectively.
He frequently plays golf and has a playing handicap of +0.6. He has participated in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am tournament seven times as of February 7, 2008, and Golf Digest awarded him the position of number one musician golfer in their December rankings of Top 100 in Music.
Kenny is a qualified pilot and has been known to fly to many events.
He is also one of the original investors in the Starbucks coffee house chain.
He has one sister, Paula, and one brother, Brian. Brian's sons David and John both play guitar and are in several different bands.
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