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Dave Koz

American saxophonist (born )

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Birth nameDavid Stephen Koz
Born () March 27, (age&#;61)
Tarzana, California, U.S.
GenresJazz, rock, glam rock, heavy metal (formerly)
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, record producer, radio personality
Instrument(s)Soprano and altosaxophones (primary), tenor saxophone (secondary), baritone saxophone (formerly), piano, keyboard
DiscographyDave Koz discography
Years active–present
LabelsCapitol, EMI, Rendezvous, Concord
Website

Musical artist

David Stephen Koz (born March 27, )[1][2] is an American saxophonist, composer, record producer, and radio personality based in California.

Early life

Dave Koz was born in Encino, California, to Jewish parents: Norman, a dermatologist and Audrey, a pharmacist. Dave has a brother, Jeff, who is also a musician, and a sister, Roberta.[3] Although he is Jewish, Koz plays both Christmas and occasional Hanukkah songs at his concerts.[4][5] He attended William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, performing on saxophone as a member of the school jazz band.

He later graduated from UCLA with a degree in mass communications in , and only weeks after his graduation, decided to make a go of becoming a professional musician.

Career

Within weeks of deciding to be a professional musician, he was recruited as a member of Bobby Caldwell's tour. Koz was originally a rock saxophonist before he moved to smooth jazz in For the rest of the s, Koz served as a session musician in several rock bands, and toured with Jeff Lorber.

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    • Koz was a member of rock musician Richard Marx's band and toured with Marx throughout the late s and early s, which was around the time he recurred as the guest saxophonist on the syndicated late-night talk show The Arsenio Hall Show. He also played in the house band of CBS' short-lived The Pat Sajak Show, with Tom Scott as bandleader.[6]

    In , Koz decided to pursue a solo career, and began recording for Capitol Records.

    His albums there include Dave Koz (his solo debut), Lucky Man, The Dance, and Saxophonic. Saxophonic was nominated for both a Grammy Award and an NAACP Image Award.

    Koz released his second album, Lucky Man, in During production of the album in , Koz was approached by the producers of ABC's General Hospital to perform on the show after his track entitled "Emily", from his Dave Koz album, was used as part of the show's soundtrack that year.

    After his GH appearance, executive producer Wendy Riche commissioned Koz to write a new theme song for the soap. Koz took elements from the show's existing theme song, Jack Urbont's "Autumn Breeze", and merged the chorus notes into a brand new smooth jazz composition titled "Faces of the Heart". The new theme music made its debut on General Hospital's 30th anniversary show, which aired April 1, , and remained as the show's title track until August 27, "Faces of the Heart" ended up as the third track on Koz's Lucky Man album.

    In , Koz began hosting a syndicated radio program, The Dave Koz Radio Show (formerly Personal Notes), featuring the latest music and interviews with who's who in the genre. Dave co-hosted The Dave Koz Morning Show on The Wave, a smooth jazz station in Los Angeles for six years. He decided to leave the show in January and was replaced by Brian McKnight.

    In , Koz started a record label, Rendezvous Entertainment, with Frank Cody and Hyman Katz.[7]

    Koz has promoted annual Dave Koz & Friends Jazz Cruises since

    Koz is the host of a weekly half-hour television series named Frequency put on by Fast Focus.[8] Koz interviews musicians on the show such as Earth, Wind & Fire, Jonathan Butler, and Kelly Sweet.

    At the end of each interview, he plays along with the musician, adding some of his saxophone riffs to one of their hit songs.

    Koz was also the bandleader on The Emeril Lagasse Show. The band, Dave Koz & The Kozmos, featured Jeff Golub (guitar), Philippe Saisse (keyboards), Conrad Korsch (bass guitar), and Skoota Warner (drums).[9][10][11]

    Koz hosts a weekly radio show on the Sirius-XM RadioWatercolors channel called "The Dave Koz Lounge,"[12] which airs Sundays at noon ET.[13]

    On September 22, , Koz received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[14]

    In October , Koz performed "Start All Over Again" in a Desperate Housewives season 7 episode "Let Me Entertain You", alongside singer Dana Glover.

    In July , he appeared on The Eric André Show, season 1 episode 7, and sat in with the house band.[15]

    In December , he opened Spaghettini & the Dave Koz Lounge, a restaurant and live music venue located at North Canon Drive in Beverly Hills, California with business partners Cary Hardwick and Laurie Sisneros, who own Spaghettini in Seal Beach.[16][17]

    In , Koz collaborated with guitarist and regular Vulfpeck contributor, Cory Wong, on two tracks, "The Optimist" and "Friends at Sea".[18] The two collaborated again in for the album The Golden Hour, including the single "Today".[19][20]

    In , Koz collaborated with singer-songwriter Ben Rector on the track "Supernatural"[21] from Rector's album The Joy of Music.

    Instruments

    Koz plays a Yamaha silver alto sax (YASS Mk. I) with a No.&#;7 Beechler metal mouthpiece, a Yamaha straight silver Soprano sax (YSSS) or a vintage Conn curved soprano sax with a No.&#;8 Couf mouthpiece, and a Selmer Mark VI Tenor sax with a Berg-Larsen 90/2 hard rubber mouthpiece. As for reeds, he uses a No. 3 Rico Plasticover.[22] Koz occasionally plays keyboards and piano, with which he also composes his songs.

    Personal life

    In an April interview with The Advocate, Koz came out publicly as gay.[23][24] He has been a resident of Sausalito, California since [25]

    Discography

    Main article: Dave Koz discography

    Solo studio albums

    with Cory Wong

    Awards and nominations

    Wins1
    Nominations11

    Note

    1. ^Certain award groups do not simply award one winner.

      They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

    References

    1. ^"Dave Koz | Artist".

      Recording Academy Grammy Awards. Retrieved August 3,

    2. ^"Marvin, Dave Koz & the Movies — PNC Pops". Marvin Hamlisch. January 28, Archived from the original on October 27, Retrieved August 3,
    3. ^Ford, Dave (August 20, ). "Record exec, radio star and smooth-jazz man.

      Dave Koz now settles into his newest groove: being an out gay man".

      Rick braun View all concerts. I actually met him tonight at a club and he was friendly and engaging- he even asked me my name! Hello Tomorrow. Touring outside your city Be the first to know when they tour near Paris, France Track future tour dates Join 55, fans getting concert alerts for this artist.

      . Retrieved November 29,

    4. ^Akamatsu, Rhetta (November 27, ). "Concert Review: Dave Koz and Friends Christmas, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center, Atlanta, GA11/25/11". . Retrieved November 29,
    5. ^Condran, Ed (November 28, ). "Dave Koz brings Christmas spirit to Durham". Archived from the original on December 7, Retrieved
    6. ^"Pack A Picnic And Head For Ste.

      Michelle's Big Outdoor Concert &#; The Seattle Times". .

    7. ^Heffley, Lynne (September 26, ).

      Biography dave koz summer tour Toggle the table of contents. AP News. After 20 years, and after tonight, Obama will no longer be the Democrats' top star August 20 PM. External links [ edit ].

      "'Family' CD Puts Them to Sleep; 'Golden Slumber,' lullabies from Dave Koz and his smooth-jazz collaborators, is the first release on his new record label". The Los Angeles Times.

    8. ^"Frequency&#;– Hosted by Dave Koz". . Public Television Media. Archived from the original on June 29, Retrieved July 17,
    9. ^"Television: Emeril Lagasse and Dave Koz".

      . March 22, Archived from the original on July 20, Retrieved May 10,

    10. ^Aubrey Everett (March 4, ). "Dave Koz and Emeril Team Up on TV". JazzTimes. Archived from the original on March 29, Retrieved May 17,
    11. ^"Dave Koz & The Kozmos"(PDF). . Archived from the original(PDF) on March 6, Retrieved May 10,
    12. ^Harr, Dan (April 7, ).

      "Keb' Mo' And Vincent Ingala Join Dave Koz and Friends at Sea For Alaska Cruise". Music News Nashville. Archived from the original on September 13, Retrieved May 7,

    13. ^"Watercolors Smooth/Contemporary Jazz".

      Dave koz boyfriend He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. It's one thing to listen to a record or a Spotify playlist, and a totally different experience to see a band killing it on stage live. A Smooth Jazz Christmas. Get your tour dates seen everywhere.

      Sirius XM Radio. Retrieved May 7,

    14. ^Steele, Bruce (September 22, ). "Koz Celeb". The Advocate.

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      19. Archived from the original on October 3, Retrieved May 17,

    19. ^"The Eric André Show, Season 1, Episode 7, 'J-Moe'". . Retrieved October 22,
    20. ^Matt Lopez, 'Spaghettini Beverly Hills Set To Open With Performance By Santana's Andy Vargas', The Beverly Hills Courier, December 5, , Volume XXXXVIIII, Number 48, p.

      4

    21. ^"ニキビ治療薬ディフェリンゲルの注意点".

      Dave koz wikipedia Dave Koz tour dates and tickets near you Want to see Dave Koz in concert? Main article: Dave Koz discography. Dave loves to entertain and it shows. Photos

      . November 17, Archived from the original on May 21, Retrieved February 15,

    22. ^Berenson, Sam (November 20, ). "Premiere: Cory Wong Finally Gets 'The Koz Nod' On New Collaborative Single, 'Friends At Sea'". Live for Live Music. Retrieved May 30,
    23. ^"The Golden Hour". Fanlink.
    24. ^"Dave Koz and Cory Wong // "Today"".

      David sanborn: Dec 22 For the rest of the s, Koz served as a session musician in several rock bands, and toured with Jeff Lorber. Latest Stories. In , Koz began hosting a syndicated radio program , The Dave Koz Radio Show formerly Personal Notes , featuring the latest music and interviews with who's who in the genre.

      YouTube. May 7, Retrieved May 7,

    25. ^"Ben Rector Rings in the New Year with Three Leading Tracks from Upcoming Album". AP News. January 7, Retrieved August 8,
    26. ^Vail, Greg. "What the Pros Play&#;– Saxophonist Dave Koz". Woodwind & Brasswind. Retrieved March 2,
    27. ^"Koz Celeb".

      The Advocate. September 22, Retrieved August 21,

    28. ^Vary, Adam B. (April 27, ). "Just Koz: Smooth-Jazz Golden Boy Dave Koz Comes Out-Fresh off His Adventurous New Album, Saxophonic". The Advocate. Archived from the original on December 13,
    29. ^"12 Questions for Dave Koz – Marin Magazine – December – Marin County, California".

      . November 18, Retrieved March 13,

    30. ^Washington, Arlene (February 6, ). "NAACP Image Awards: The Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 16,

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