World-famous saxophonist Dave Koz started playing his instrument as a way to spend more time with his older brother in the ’70s. At the time, Grand Funk Railroad was doing “The Loco-Motion,” while ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - If it’s December then it’s the holiday season. If it’s the holiday season, it’s holiday music season. And, if it’s holiday music season then it’s a safe bet that smooth jazz ...

HOUSTON – Nine time Grammy nominee Dave Koz is headed back to Texas. Hell be hitting the stage at Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land on Friday, August 1st, for ‘Dave Koz and Friends Summer Horns ...

Dave Koz is looking at this 27th annual holiday tour as an opportunity to heal — or at least take a break from the turmoil of the previous 11 months. “We’ve been through an awful lot these last ...

During the past 26 years Dave Koz has become one of the kings of Christmas — not bad for a Jewish guy from Tarzana, Calif. Nevertheless, the saxophonist — whose credits include Jeff Lorber, Richard ...

Long before becoming a world-renowned jazz saxophonist, Dave Koz was a boy growing up in the San Fernando Valley area north of Los Angeles. The admittedly nerdy kid attended Taft High School where, ...

The Christmas concert tradition of Dave Koz & Friends continues to delight audiences at the beautiful Palladium at The Center for the Performing Arts as the performance arrived this year on December 5 ...

When Dave Koz was of an age that he started visiting the local record store, the first album he bought was Tower of Power’s “Back to Oakland.” It was that 1974 LP that inspired the budding musician to ...

According to Nicole Albers, MFT, artist program lead at CHLA, music therapy plays a vital role in healing, helping patients and families cope with hospital challenges or express themselves. Music ...

In the pantheon of rock-bands-with-horns, the two usual suspects who come to mind are Chicago and Blood, Sweat and Tears. And if you expand musical genre to R&B, there’s Earth, Wind and Fire, Kool and ...