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Live Review

Dave Koz and Friends 25th Anniversary Christmas Tour at San Jose Civic

Read "Dave Koz and Friends 25th Anniversary Christmas Tour at San Jose Civic" reviewed by Walter Atkins


Dave Koz and Friends 25th Anniversary Christmas Tour San Jose Civic San Jose, CA December 22, 2022 Dave Koz and Friends were very comfortable performing at the Mission Revival-style San Jose Civic. The venue provided a festive environment for the Dave Koz and Friends' 25th Anniversary Christmas concert. Besides plentiful Christmas lights, the stage had lavishly decorated trees, and the festive crowd was ready for some holiday cheer. Saxophonist Koz 's accomplished Friends were trumpeter ...

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Extended Analysis

Dave Koz and Friends: Summer Horns

Read "Dave Koz and Friends: Summer Horns" reviewed by Jeff Winbush


The idea of a quartet of top smooth jazz saxophonists gathering for a super-session must have seemed like a great idea to Dave Koz. Why not invite Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair and Richard Elliot to join him for a sax summit? Hang out, play some together, have some laughs. It'll be fun. What could possibly go wrong?Quite a bit actually. The main problem with Summer Horns is it suffers from the assumption that if some is good, then ...

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Album Review

Dave Koz: At the Movies

Read "At the Movies" reviewed by Jeff Winbush


There's nothing quite like the feeling of walking into a movie theatre, settling into your seat as the lights go down and, for the next two hours, being transported into a different reality than the normal world we inhabit. Saxophonist Dave Koz understands the thrill of discovery in the dark, and At The Movies is all about the great music of great movies.To write Koz off as just another smooth jazz superstar minimizes the passion he brings to ...

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Interview

Dave Koz: The Soundtrack of Our Lives

Read "Dave Koz: The Soundtrack of Our Lives" reviewed by Katrina-Kasey Wheeler


The name Dave Koz is synonymous with his craft. He is a fixture within the contemporary jazz community, and deservedly so. Koz is quite occupied as he is very much in demand. He is a world renowned artist whose career has spanned twenty years and is, even now, advancing full steam ahead. But, he is also the host of the tremendously successful syndicated, Dave Koz Radio Show and co-founder of Rendezvous Entertainment--which represents such famed artists as Patti Austin, Michael ...

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Album Review

Dave Koz: Saxophonic

Read "Saxophonic" reviewed by Brian Soergel


Dave Koz has one of the highest profiles in smooth jazz, thanks to his syndicated Dave Koz Radio Show and a morning show in Los Angeles. He also finds time for special tours, like one you may be catching this Christmas. He's guest-starred on numerous pop and smooth jazz CDs. So it's no surprise that it's been four years since his sublime, hit-happy The Dance, his last CD of non-holiday tunes. (He also released Golden Slumbers, a recording of lullabies.)

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Contemporary Vibes

Dave Koz: A Holiday Tradition

Read "Dave Koz:  A Holiday Tradition" reviewed by Cheryl Hughey


Dave Koz and a host of special guests have launched the annual Dave Koz Smooth Jazz Christmas Tour. Marc Antoine (guitar), Chris Botti (trumpet), Bobby Caldwell (vocals) and Brian Culbertson (piano/trombone) will be joining Koz for the festive holiday experience. After wowing audiences in Lake Tahoe and the West Coast, the tour will visit mostly major venues to include Atlanta and Chicago.

Interestingly enough, Koz will now be the bandleader to the guy who gave him his start. ...

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Album Review

Dave Koz: Off the Beaten Path

Read "Off the Beaten Path" reviewed by Dave Hughes


Popular saxophonist Dave Koz has attempted to veer “off the beaten path" with this release; in other words, to create something that goes beyond the current “smooth jazz" formula which so many contemporary saxophonists have embraced. For this, he is to be commended. Overall, it's a successful effort. He keeps one foot solidly planted on contemporary ground, but tests some interesting new waters with his other foot.

Some tunes add folk instruments, such as mandolin, accordion, fiddle, dobro, and nylon-string ...


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