Results for "Dave Koz"

Mostly Other People Do the Killing: Setting the Record Straight

by Troy Collins
January 21, 2013

Mostly Other People Do the Killing is frequently typecast as one of today's most humorously irreverent young jazz groups, based in no small part on their provocative name, which was inspired by a quote attributed to inventor Leon Theremin--a survivor of the Soviet gulag who exonerated Stalin because “mostly other people did the killing." Bassist and ...

Rick Braun Trumpets The Holidays

October 9, 2012

“Swingin’ In The Snow” showcases a stellar cast on timeless seasonal classics with album sales benefiting the Autism Society of America Sherman Oaks, CA: As cool as a winter’s eve, as warm as a holiday dinner with loved ones, and as beautiful as an exquisitely ornamented Christmas tree , Rick Braun’s “Swingin’ In The Snow” is ...

Dave Koz Set To Perform On August 10th As Part Of The Paramount Jazz Series

July 29, 2012

"BeBe and I have been friends for 20 years, but this is the first time we've toured together and I'm so excited," says Koz. “We've unofficially dubbed it 'The Brothers From Another Mother' tour because superficially we couldn't be more different, but we actually have so much in common." “I've said no for years to touring, ...

June Means Jazz as Festivals Flourish

by Jack Bowers
July 12, 2012

June, as always, is a harbinger of exciting things to come as the jazz festival season springs forth in earnest, causing even the most ardent couch potatoes to bestir themselves and start perusing the calendar to locate interesting events in their neck of the woods. Here in New Mexico, the “outdoor" season comes to life with ...

Michael Lington: Pure

by Jeff Winbush
February 19, 2012

Here is a disclaimer: Michael Lington plays alto and tenor saxophone, and the saxophone is the dominant instrument of the smooth jazz genre, every bit as much the electric guitar is the dominant instrument of rock 'n' roll. This means Lington is trying to stand out in an extremely crowded field.So what is it ...

Ultimate Christmas

By Dave Koz

Label: Milestone Records
Released: 2011

Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band / Gerald Wilson Orchestra / Knoxville Jazz Orchestra

by Jack Bowers
August 11, 2011

Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat BandThat's How We RollTelarc2010 After more than a decade of making beautiful music at home, on the road and in the studio, Gordon Goodwin's irrepressible Big Phat Band keeps rolling merrily along, burning rubber on its sixth free-wheeling recording (and first for Telarc Records). ...

Visionary Japanese Instrumentalist Keiko Matsui Debuts Music Video For The Title Track From Her Album "The Road..."

July 25, 2011

Second Leg Of U.S. Tour Runs August Through October With A Special Guest Performance Aboard The Dave Koz Alaskan Cruise With over a million and a half albums sold and sold out concerts around the globe, keyboardist Keiko Matsui is a citizen of the world and one of the brightest stars in instrumental music. Earlier this ...

Dave Koz & Alex Bugnon To Perform At The NYCB Theater In Westbury, NY On Thursday, July 21, 2011

July 11, 2011

Monterey Jazz Festival's Next Generation Jazz Festival April 1 - 3 in Downtown Monterey

March 16, 2011

Monterey Jazz Festival's Next Generation Jazz Festival Celebrates 40th Anniversary America's Top Young Jazz Musicians from 10 States Compete for Spot on Monterey Jazz Festival Stages Monterey Jazz Festival Artist-In-Residence and Two-Time Grammy-Nominee Joshua Redman to Participate The Monterey Jazz Festival, a nonprofit leader in jazz education since its inception in 1958 and JazzTimes Readers' Poll ...