Saxophonist to Bring Signature Jazz Sounds to Meymandi Concert Hall March 1-2
RALEIGH, N.C.?Grammy Award-winning jazz saxophonist Kenny G will bring his signature blend of R&B, pop, and Latin-infused jazz to Meymandi Concert Hall in downtown Raleigh for three performances with the North Carolina Symphony, Friday March 1 at 8 p.m., and Saturday March 2, at 3 p.m. and again at 8 p.m.
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In a recording career that spans three decades and 23 albums, Kenny has solidified his reputation as the premiere artist in contemporary jazz. Since the early ?80s, his combination of unparalleled instrumental ability and indelible melodies has resulted in sales of more than 75 million records worldwide (45 million in the U.S. alone) and more than a dozen climbs to the top of Billboard?s contemporary jazz chart.
Kenny was only 17 when he landed a spot with Barry White and his Love Unlimited Orchestra. In 1982, he landed a record deal with Arista and launched a solo career with three critically acclaimed jazz albums. By the ?90s, he was a multi-platinum seller and a frequent collaborator with some of the most iconic figures in American popular music.
Other recording projects include Miracles, the best-selling holiday album of all time, At Last?The Duets Album, released in 2004 and featuring performances by Barbara Streisand, Burt Bacharach and LeAnn Rimes, Rhythm and Romance, his first Latin jazz album and his Concord debut in 2008, and 2010?s Grammy-nominated Heart and Soul, which captures the spirit of the classic R&B that Kenny grew up listening to in his native Seattle.
Tickets to Kenny G range from $59 to $89.? Student tickets are $15.? For more information, go to the North Carolina Symphony?s website at www.ncsymphony.org, or call 919.733.2750 or toll free 877.627.6724. Meymandi Concert Hall is located in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. South St., in Raleigh.
North Carolina Symphony Pops Series partners are CEI: The Digital Office, Highwoods Properties, Triangle Business Journal, and North State Strategies.
Concert/Event Listings:
North Carolina Symphony
March 1, 8 pm
Meymandi Concert Hall, Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh
March 2, 3 & 8pm
Meymandi Concert Hall, Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh
Program Listing:
North Carolina Symphony
Albert-George Schram, conductor
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C Minor (Trans. Karl M?ller-Berghaus)
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
San Luis Samba (Arr. Bruce Chase)
W.C. Handy (1873-1958)
Tribute to Irving Berlin
Arr. Bruce Healy
?God Bless America?
Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
Selections with Kenny G
About the North Carolina Symphony
Founded in 1932, the North Carolina Symphony performs over 175 concerts annually to adults and school children in more than 50 North Carolina counties. An entity of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, the orchestra employs 65 professional musicians, under the artistic leadership of Music Director and Conductor Grant Llewellyn, and Resident Conductor William Henry Curry.
Headquartered in downtown Raleigh?s spectacular Meymandi Concert Hall at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts and an outdoor summer venue at Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, N.C., the Symphony performs about 60 concerts annually in the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and Cary metropolitan area. It holds regular concert series in Fayetteville, New Bern, Southern Pines and Wilmington?as well as individual concerts in many other North Carolina communities throughout the year?and conducts one of the most extensive education programs of any U.S. orchestra.
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