Dave Koz
David S. "Dave" Koz (born March 27, 1963) is an American smooth jazz saxophonist.
Early life
Dave Koz was born on March 27, 1963 in Encino, California to Jewish parents: Norman, a dermatologist and, Audrey Koz, a pharmacist. Dave has a brother, Jeff, who is also a musician, and a sister, Roberta. Although he is Jewish, Koz plays both Christmas and occasional Hanukkah songs at his concerts. 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 1986, and only weeks after his graduation, decided to make a go of becoming a professional musician.
Career
Within weeks of that decision, he was recruited as a member of Bobby Caldwell's tour. For the rest of the 1980s, Koz served as a session musician in several bands, toured with Jeff Lorber. Koz was a member of Richard Marx's band and toured with Marx throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s. He also played in the house band of CBS' short-lived The Pat Sajak Show, with Tom Scott as bandleader.
Dave Koz (album)
Dave Koz is the 1990 debut album by Dave Koz. It was released on Capitol Records in September of 1990. Koz himself co-wrote eight of the 11 tracks, as well as having a reworking of the Richard Marx hit Endless Summer Nights. He is supported by various people depending on the song.
Track listing
Production
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ALBUMS
- Summer Horns released: 2013
- Hello Tomorrow released: 2010
- Greatest Hits released: 2008
- Masterpiece released: 2008
- Memories of a Winter's Night released: 2007
- At the Movies released: 2007
- Lucky Man released: 1993
- Dave Koz released: 1990
- A Sensual Collection released:
- Off the Beaten Path released:
- December Makes Me Feel This Way released:
Greatest Hits
Released 2008- You Make Me Smile
- All I See Is You
- Can't Let You Go (feat. Luther Vandross)
- Faces of the Heart
- Together Again
- Honey Dipped (feat. Norman Brown)
- Emily
- Life in the Fast Lane
- Love Is on the Way (feat. Chris Botti)
- I Can (feat. Bebe Winans)
- Lullaby for a Rainy Night
- Bada Bing (feat. Jeff Golub)
- Love Changes Everything (feat. Brian McKnight)
- And Then I Knew
- Castle of Dreams
Memories of a Winter's Night
Released 2007- Deck the Halls
- Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- White Christmas (feat. Kelly Sweet)
- Winter Wonderland
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- Please Come Home for Christmas (feat. Kimberley Locke)
- Memories of a Winter's Night (A Song for Hanukkah)
- Little Drummer Boy (feat. Rick Braun, Peter White, David Benoit)
- Silver Bells
- Boogie Woogie Santa Claus (feat. Brenda Russell)
- O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree)
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