Famous saxophonist Kenny G will perform in Vietnam

SGGPO 10/09/2023 17:23

On the afternoon of October 9, Nhan Dan Newspaper and IB Group Vietnam held a press conference to announce the Kenny G Live in Vietnam event, opening Good Morning Vietnam - an international music project working for the community in Vietnam.

Press conference to announce Kenny G Live in Vietnam event, opening for Good Morning Vietnam - an international music project working for the community in Vietnam

Accordingly, saxophonist Kenny G accepted an invitation to Vietnam to perform at Kenny G Live In Vietnam held on the evening of November 14 at the My Dinh National Convention Center. This is an activity within the Good Morning Vietnam music project, which is expected to be held annually, not only with the purpose of spreading the world's top music to Vietnam but also with profound humanitarian value because all ticket sales are used for charity.

Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper Le Quoc Minh - Head of the Program Steering Committee said: “Over the years, many large art programs have been organized and an indispensable part of those programs are charity activities aimed at families of war invalids and martyrs, students in difficult circumstances or teachers in remote areas. Continuing the spirit of dedication to the community that has become a tradition, the Organizing Committee wishes to expand the scale and bring fresh colors, inviting famous international artists to participate in community activities, while helping to promote the image of the beautiful country and people of Vietnam”.

Kenny G Live in Vietnam is expected to last more than 2 hours, following the format of Kenny G's performances on major stages around the world. Accordingly, Kenny G - the Grammy Award winner with the work Forever in love, along with his accompanying band, will play live all the most famous songs over the years such as Going home, Havana, Romeo & Juliet, My heart will go on...

IB Group Vietnam President Nguyen Thuy Duong - Production Director added: "This is the live show I like the most because of the initiative of the Organizing Committee when combining an international art program with community activities. The activity will be the premise to bring more world stars to Vietnam to contribute to meaningful community activities like this."

Kenny G is known to the public as an American saxophonist with hundreds of instrumental songs in Smooth Jazz, R&B, Pop and Latin that have touched the hearts of millions of music lovers around the world for over 30 years. Kenny G is on the list of artists with the best-selling records of all time, with a total of more than 75 million records worldwide. Rarely is there an instrumental artist who has been invited to collaborate with almost all famous singers in many music genres like Kenny G, from Andrea Bocelli, Frank Sinatra, Natalie Cole, Michael Bolton to Celine Dion, Toni Braxton, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Natalie Cole, Michael Bolton, George Benson...

In 1994, Kenny G won a Grammy Award for Forever in Love and was the only artist in the world to be recorded in the Guinness Book of Records for playing the longest note on a saxophone for 45 minutes and 47 seconds. In 1997, Kenny G was officially honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a star bearing his name. For the Vietnamese public, Kenny G is an extremely familiar name, Kenny G's music has penetrated deeply into the subconscious and become an indispensable spiritual food in the 1990s. Kenny G's music is still very popular in the contemporary music life of many generations.

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