The concert is part of his Asia tour from October 10-19. His Asian tour will begin in the Republic of Korea on October 10 and 11, continuing to Singapore on October 14, Malaysia on October 17 and India on October 19.
Kenny G and his live band - with Robert Jerone Damper on piano/keyboards, John Ventor Raymond on guitar, Vail Johnson on bass, Daniel Bejarano on drums, and Ronald Bernard Powell on percussion - will arrive in Hanoi on October 12. He will meet with the local media the next morning.
Kenny G will play pieces from his latest album, Brazilian Nights, launched in February.
The Grammy Award-winning saxophonist is one of the best-selling artists of all time, with global record sales exceeding 75 million copies.
The Seattle native started playing the saxophone in 1966 when he was 10. He released a self-titled debut album in 1982, followed by “G Force” in 1983 and “Gravity” in 1985.
His early albums were moderately successful, but he shot to stardom in 1992 with the release of “Breathless” which sold 15 million copies around the world, making it the best-selling instrumental album of all time.
In 1994 Kenny G won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition for Forever in Love.
In 1997, Kenny G earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for playing the longest note ever recorded on a saxophone.
Kenny G was named the 25th-highest selling artist in America by the RIAA, with 48 million albums sold in the USA as of July 31, 2006.
The acclaimed saxophonist has collaborated with many notable artists including Andrea Bocelli, Whitney Houston and Natalie Cole.
Tickets prices start from VND600,000 (US$30). Fans can ‘like’ the fan page at facebook.com/kennyginvietnam and answer quizzes for free tickets.
