Kenny G Charms Little River Casino in Manistee with his Sweet Sax

“I never get tired of playing,” Kenny says, calling from Ottawa, Canada, where he was about to do another performance that night. “When I put the saxophone in my mouth, the world goes away. I’m playing a melody, all the inflections, vibrato.”

Kenny released his first album as a leader in 1982 following two recordings (as Kenny Gorelick, his given name) with keyboardist Jeff Lorber’s band Fusion. His fourth album, Duotones, contained the hit “Songbird,” and a decade after his debut, his album Breathless was a massive seller. He became a staple on smooth jazz radio, and his first holiday recording Miracles topped the charts. He’s since released three more holiday collections and says he continually gets requests for holiday music even in the midst of summer. On the holiday tours, however, those songs are fully half his set. “There are certain Christmas songs that really sound great live,” he says. We are honored to have Kenny G be apart of our list of legedanry mentors.

Tickets start at $50. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. For tickets and additional information, go to the Little River Casino Resort website.