Kenny G | zh

本名 Kenneth Gorelick 昵称 Kenny G 出生 1956年6月5日 (1956-06-05)（54岁） 美国华盛顿州西雅图 演奏乐器 萨克斯 活跃年代 1982年至今 肯尼斯·戈雷里克（Kenneth Gorelick，1956年6月5日－），艺名“肯尼·基”又译“肯尼·吉”（Kenny G），生于华盛顿州西雅图市，美国萨克斯管演奏家。他的音乐风格属于爵士乐中的柔和爵士类型。 肯尼毕业于华盛顿大学，初期曾参与一些著名乐队的演出，1981年开始单飞，1986年成名，1994年获得葛莱美奖。截至2003年，他的专辑发行量在美国已经超过4800万张，使其成为美国史上专辑销量第二十五位的艺人。著名萨克斯曲《回家》。[1] 　　在肯尼吉出现之前，萨克斯风一直是流行乐坛的配角，1987年，肯尼吉的畅销单曲“Songbird”让全球乐迷疯狂爱上萨克斯风这种乐器，萨克斯风正式跃身为流行乐坛的主角，在至今为止二十年的岁月中，肯尼吉以他独一无二的演奏风格风靡全球。他所创下的全球超过七千五百万张、在美国超过四千五百万张的专辑销售成绩，加之八张冠军专辑的纪录，使他成为有史以来最成功的器乐演奏家之一。然而金唱片和白金唱片的销售成绩不过是肯尼吉诸多成就中的一小部分，他还荣获包括格莱美奖、全美音乐奖、灵魂列车奖、世界音乐奖以及美国有色人种民权促进协会形象奖在内的各种奖项的肯定，并且在好莱坞星光大道拥有一颗属于自己的星星。 　　他在全球各地的演奏会也是座无虚席，而他也曾经在数不清的电视节目中受邀演奏，同时也曾和无数歌坛巨星合作，包括Frank Sinatra、Aretha Franklin、Whitney Houston等等。就连美国前总统克林顿都对肯尼吉的吹奏才华竖起大拇指叫好。 　　1986年，肯尼吉以专辑《Duotones》抢攻排行榜TOP10，踏上了演奏巨星之路。 25年来他的代表作，除了攻占流行榜与抒情榜TOP5的一鸣惊人代表作“Songbird”、抒情榜冠军曲“Forever In Love”、抒情榜亚军曲“Silhouette”、首度抢下舞曲榜冠军王座的作品“Havana”等演奏金曲，还有多首畅销电影主题曲，包括《伴你一生》、《泰坦尼克号》、《保镖》等。他与老、中、青三代流行乐坛巨星均有合作作品，像是与绝响人声乐器路易斯阿姆斯特朗的感人合作曲“What A Wonderful World”，与抒情天王迈克波顿所合作的抒情榜冠军曲“Missing You Now”，与美声歌手Peabo Bryson所合作的抒情榜冠军曲“By The Time This Night Is Over”，与灵魂乐传奇艺人Smokey Robinson深情合作的抒情榜TOP4畅销曲“We’ve Saved The Best For Last”，与灵魂乐天后Chaka Khan完美诠释英国金榜冠军曲“Beautiful”，与Earth Wind & Fire翻唱流浪者合唱团冠军金曲“The Way You Move”，与节奏蓝调、爵士名将George Benson所合作的“Summertime”等等。 　　肯尼吉一向对华人歌手和中国文化都格外眷恋，在他的演艺生涯里，曾分别与华人新世代创作才子王力宏合作“The One & Only You(唯一)”，为华人国际巨星刘德华量身订做的情歌“Be My Lady(你是我的女人)”，同时也重新演绎了中国民谣小调“Jasmine Flower(茉莉花)”。而在2006年，他再次挑选一首中国名曲“月亮代表我的心”来以他的美妙萨克斯风作出全新演绎，再创佳话。 .

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