Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), better known by his stage name Kenny G, is a Grammy winning American, adult contemporary and smooth jazz, saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986. Kenny G is the biggest-selling instrumental musician of the modern era, with global sales totaling more than 75 million albums.cite news first=Preston last=Turegano coauthors= authorlink= title=Kenny G - Grammy winner and best-selling instrumental musician of the modern era date=2009-09 publisher=Smooth Jazz News url = work =Smooth Jazz News pages = accessdate = 2010-04-05 language =