Did Kenny G kill the saxophone?

Obviously the sax itself lives on; I think what you mean by kill is "to affect the art form in a profound way for all time," and I'd say yeah, the ubiquity of Kenny G's music in the 80's and 90's definitely did that. read more

Kenny G didn’t kill the saxophone in any way but what he actually did was revitalize the saxophone and brought the soprano sax out of obscurity. I was in high school (sophomore year) when his Duotones album came out. read more

Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American saxophonist. His 1986 album, Duotones, brought him commercial success. Kenny G is the biggest-selling instrumental musician of the modern era and one of the best-selling artists of all time, with global sales totaling more than 75 million records. read more