Kenny G

Kenny G bills himself as the best-selling instrumentalist in history, miles ahead of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and other jazz greats in terms of sales. But is he jazz? He says he just makes music he likes, and whatever you'd like to call it is fine. He chalks up his astounding success to the fact that many other people happen to like the same music he does.

Ever since he started playing saxophone, he's practiced obsessively, typically for three hours a day.

Kenny G has mastered circular breathing, meaning he can blow his horn while taking in air through his nose. This is something many jazz players can do, but in that world, it's considered a party trick. Kenny G learned early that it's a huge crowd pleaser and made it part of his show, holding a note for an extended period of time while using his free hand to hi-five members of the audience.