Over the weekend, smooth jazz icon Kenny G pulled his saxophone out in mid air (30,000 feet approximately) to perform an impromptu concert for passengers on board a Delta Airlines flight from Tampa to Los Angeles.
Bay area local Frank Wyszynski was on the flight and told CL that the curly haired wonder decided to get sax-y after the plane raised nearly $2,000 for Relay For Life.
Video: Kenny G plays sax on flight from Tampa to Los Angeles — watch
"The announced that Kenny G would play if the plane raises $1,000," Wyszynski, a marketing specialist for HART, told CL in a message. "Within five minutes the plane had raised $2,000. Pretty awesome to see."
Well, now Kenny G himself has spoken.
In a statement passed through his spokesperson at Webster PR, the 60-year-old saxophonist explained why he did it and what song he played.
"I was lucky enough to sit next to Jane Mitchel. She is an in-flight service person for Delta and was flying to Hawaii with her husband Bill for vacation. We had a nice chat and she told me her tragic story of losing her daughter to brain cancer at 30 years old."
"Jane then informed me about their Relay for Life program and said that it would be cool if I helped her raise money on this flight. So, Jane suggested that I would perform for any passenger who donated to the cause. I said, 'sax is not that cheap!' So we decided that if we could raise $1000, I would play for the entire plane. We collected $2,000 and so I then proceeded to serenade the entire plane with my song entitled ‘Forever in Love.'"
So there you have it, people.
"Forever in Love," performed in memory of the late daughter of Jane Mitchel and with the hope that Relay For Life can one day help find a cure for cancer.
Have a look at some video from the flight below.
This article appears in Apr 20-27, 2017.