Wayne McIntire, director of the Casper Civic Chorale, conducts the singers durin a rehearsal on Tuesday night at First United Methodist Church. Photo by Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune
American Saxophonist Kenny G performs during his concert "Rhythm & Romance" at Hong Kong's Asia World Expo in May 2008. (AP Photo/Lo Sai Hung)* CHEYENNE: Kenny G Renowned Jazz saxophonist and Grammy Award-winner Kenny G opens the Cheyenne Civic Center's season with a performance tonight.With 45 million albums sold in the U.S. and more than 75 million sold worldwide, Kenny G has established himself as the biggest-selling instrumental musician of the modern era. Kenny G signed with Arista Records in 1982 after years of playing with groups such as Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra and Jeff Lorber Fusion, according to his Web site. His break came on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1988. A producer insisted Kenny G perform with a vocalist, but the artist wanted to establish himself with an instrumental piece. He performed "Songbird," from his fourth album. Since, he has gone multi-platinum and collaborated with artists such as Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Natalie Cole and Frank Sinatra. His album "Breathless" became the biggest selling instrumental record in U.S. history and featured the Grammy-winning single "Forever in Love." The holiday compilation "Miracles" hit No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart in 1994 and remains the best-selling holiday album of all time, according to the Web site. The artist released his first Latin Jazz album, "Rhythm & Romance," in 2008. * When: 7:30 p.m. TONIGHT.* Where: Cheyenne Civic Center, 510 W. 20th St. * Tickets: $30-65. Call the Civic Center Box office at 307-637-6363 or 1-877-691-ARTS (2787), or visit www.cheyenneciviccenter.org.
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