The book explores the craft of saxophone playing and the mind of a meticulous artist, always striving to improve. Readers also get some unexpected stories -- like how Kenny G once tried his best ...

Kenneth Bruce Gorelick, better known as Kenny G, was roughly 10 years old ... "There was a big band on the show and this sax player stood up to do a solo and the sax was so cool in his hands ...

Like most great music, the songs of Kenny G take you to another place — in his case ... Starbucks' frozen, "handcrafted" ...