KENNY G IN CONCERT!!

The Kenny G concert was fantastic!!!!!!!!

We drove into Baltimore, found the theater and went inside. Once inside, we went in separate directions to our respective bathrooms. When I got back to the lobby I was looking for Bob and found Kenny G instead!

He was signing autographs. Naturally I got in line for that. I bought one of his Christmas CDs and he signed it. Our conversation was very brief and probably the same one he had with everyone:

Kenny--as he signed my CD--How are you?

Me----I'm fine, thank you. How are you?

Kenny--I'm great!

Me--as I am taking my CD from him---Thank you!

Then I joined Bob and we waited for the doors to the theater to open and then found our seats once the doors did open. We had fantastic seats--box D. We were just a few rows back from the stage and for once I had a perfect unobstructed view. (usually when I go to the movies/theater some tall person sits in front of me and I can never see)

When the music started, we could hear Kenny's sax, but didn't see him on the stage. Then, turning around, we discovered he was in the audience. He slowly made his way to the stage, stopping to play for individuals in the audience along the way.

Once on the stage he gave an OUTSTANDING performance--backed up with his OUTSTANDING band. At the beginning of the show he announced that in the 2nd half of the show he would be giving away one of his saxophones. He has designed his own line of saxophones and gives one away during his concerts.

We didn't win the saxophone--but we sure enjoyed the show. His bassist did a fantastic solo as well as the percussionist. The bassist, Vail Johnson, has a CD out called "Come Together." It is an instrumentation of some of the Beatles songs. I love it.

Kenny started the 2nd half of the show in the balcony and he did "White Christmas." After that was "Winter Wonderland," which he started on "our" side of the theater, and slowly made his way to the stage, stopping at one point right next to me.

He ended the show with "Songbird," his famous first hit that changed his life. After the show he announced that he and the band would be out in the lobby signing autographs. So, back into the line I went, waiting for him to sign the 2 CDs Bob bought for me during the intermission. (he bought Vail Johnson's CD--"Come Together" and Kenny G's new one, "Rythem and Romance")

Kenny signed it first, then the drummer, Vail Johnson and the percussionist. I also got Vail Johnson to sign his CD.

What a fabulous performer. It was one of the best evenings of my life. We've seen a lot of big name musicians and they all give outstanding performances--but Kenny G's performance was outstanding not just because he plays the sax so well, but because he interacts with the audience so much. You can tell he thoroughly enjoys being there with them.