Dave Koz

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Dave Koz
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Dave Koz
  US 128 03/23/1991 (9 weeks)
Lucky Man
  US 176 08/14/1993 (5 weeks)
Off the Beaten Path
  US 182 09/21/1996 (2 weeks)
The dance
  US 190 10/16/1999 (1 week)
A Smooth Jazz Christmas (Dave Koz & Friends)
  US 140 12/15/2001 (3 weeks)
Saxophonic
  US 129 10/25/2003 (3 weeks)
At the Movies
  US 141 03/03/2007 (3 weeks)
Greatest hits
  US 184 04/10/2008 (1 week)
Hello Tomorrow
  US 104 10/30/2010 (2 weeks)
Dave Koz & Friends: The 25th of December
  US 184 December 20, 2014 (2 weeks)
Collaborations: 25th Anniversary Collection
  US 187 08/22/2015 (1 week)
Wayman Tisdale and Dave Koz; 2006

Dave Koz (* 27. March 1963 in the San Fernando Valley , Los Angeles , California ; real name David Kozlowski ) is an American saxophonist of smooth jazz and radio presenter .

Live and act

Koz graduated from UCLA Los Angeles in 1986 with a degree in mass media. He immediately started his music career and played with Bobby Caldwell . The rest of the 80s he worked as a studio musician, was a member of the Rippingtons and various other bands and toured with various musicians such as B. Richard Marx .

In 1990 Koz decided to pursue a solo career. This move was successful and the first album, named after himself, was positively received by fans and critics. With one of the following albums (Saxophonic) he received a nomination for a Grammy Award and a NAACP Image Award .

From 1994 he presented his own radio show entitled: "The Dave Koz Radio Show". In it he presented the latest music in his genre and conducted interviews with the most important greats of this musical style.

Today Koz is the presenter of the Dave Koz radio show on Saturdays at "94.7 The Wave", a smooth jazz radio in Los Angeles and various programs within the Smooth Jazz Network .

In 2002 Koz founded the record company Rendezvous Entertainment.

Koz publicly professed his homosexuality in April 2004 .

Discography

  • 1990: Dave Koz
  • 1993: Lucky Man
  • 1996: Off the Beaten Path
  • 1997: December Makes Me Feel This Way
  • 1999: The Dance
  • 2001: A Smooth Jazz Christmas (Dave Koz and Friends)
  • 2002: Golden Slumbers: A Father's Lullaby
  • 2003: Saxophonic
  • 2007: At the Movies
  • 2007: Memories of a Winter's Night
  • 2010: Hello Tomorrow
  • 2011: December Makes Me Feel This Way - A Holiday Album
  • 2011: Ultimate Christmas
  • 2014: Dave Koz & Friends: The 25th of December
  • 2015: Collaborations: 25th Anniversary Collection

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  1. ↑ Chart sources: US chart history

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personal data
SURNAME Koz, Dave
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kozlowski, David (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American saxophonist and radio host
DATE OF BIRTH March 27, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH San Fernando Valley , Los Angeles , California , USA