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he began pursuing his music
more earnestly after the school
band director recommended him
as a local musician-for-hire for a
Barry White concert.
"Everybody loved what I did,"
G remembers, "and after that
weekend, I had the confidence
that if I could impress people in
Barry White's entourage, I must
be pretty good."
Nevertheless, he did get his
accounting degree from the Uni-
versity of Washington, graduat-
ing Phi Beta Kappa and magna
cum laude. But rather than pur-
sue that — or join his father's
plumbing wholesale business —
G chose music. He started with
the Jeff Lorber Fusion and
wound up impressing executives
at Lorber's label, Arista, who of-
fered the saxophonist his own
deal.
G's career exploded in 1987,
when his Songbird flew into the
Top 5. Since then he's stayed at
a lofty level, winning readers
polls in Playboy and Rolling
Stone magazine, being tagged
the No. 1 jazz artist of the '80s by
Billboard. He's made some fa-
mous friends along the way, too,
recording hits with Michael
Bolton, Peabo Bryson, Smokey
Robinson and Toni Braxton
(who's opening for G's Detroit
concert).
Then there's a sax-playing
buddy who happens to spend his
days in the White House.
'Tye had the opportunity to sit
in a room with him for 15 or 20
minutes as we put our horns to-
gether," says G, who jammed
with President Clinton during
the 1992 campaign and is slated
to play at this year's inaugura-
tion.
"I took advantage of the op-
portunity to get to know him a
little, catch the vibe. At first ... it
didn't occur to me how important
a person this was who was my
fan."
But G's favorite place to play
music is actually back home in
Seattle, where he lives with his
wife, Lyndie, and their 3-year-
old son, Max.
"Out of all the things I do mu-
sically, when I get to sit at home
in my practice room for a couple
of hours, that brings me the most
pleasure," says G, an avid golfer
(eight handicap) and pilot who
bought himself a seaplane for his
last birthday. "It's that moment
that I get to play by myself, and
that makes me feel fantastic." ❑

St Kenny G and Toni Brax-
ton perform 8 p.m. tonight at
the Palace, Lqpeer Road at I-
75, Auburn Hills. Tickets are
$40 and $27.50. Call (810)
377-0100.

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