INSIGHT Magazine July 2019 | Page 14

by Kelsey Wilhoite Knox Concert Series announces Kenny G and The Allman Betts Band for Season 74. Tickets are available now for individual shows and for season subscriptions. Season 74 will feature three world-class performances plus a bonus Knox Outdoor ticket. A season subscription includes all three concerts plus the Knox Outdoor ticket. Season subscription tickets are $155. Individual show prices vary. Final concerts will be announced by August 1, 2019. When purchasing Knox Concert Series tickets online please note that online sales incur handling fees. To avoid these fees, contact Mandi King (256) 235-2553 or [email protected]. Kenny G November 14 Tickets: • $40 General Admission • $60 Reserved Seating PURCHASE TICKETS A phenomenally successful instrumentalist whose recordings routinely made the pop, R&B, and jazz charts during the 1980s and ’90s, Kenny G‘s sound became a staple on adult contemporary and smooth jazz radio stations. He’s a fine player with an attractive sound (influenced a bit by Grover Washington, Jr.) who often caresses melodies, putting a lot of emotion into his solos. Because he does not improvise much (sticking mostly to predictable melody statements), his music largely falls outside of jazz. However, because he is listed at the top of “contemporary jazz” charts and is identified with jazz in the minds of the mass public, he is classified as jazz. 14 July 2019 INSIGHT