It was during this time that Koz befriended keyboardist Jeff Lorber, who invited Koz to come play on one of his tours. Within weeks of that decision, he was recruited as a touring member of Bobby Caldwell’s band. After graduating from UCLA, Koz decided to become a professional musician. What began as a ploy became a lifelong obsession. A platinum-selling artist, he is also known as a humanitarian, entrepreneur, radio host and instrumental music advocate.īorn and raised in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, Dave initially just saw the saxophone as a way to help him gain entry into his big brother’s band. In the course of his career, Koz has also played with such artists as Burt Bacharach, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Celine Dion, Shelby Lynne, Kenny Loggins, U2 and Michael McDonald. I wanted to shine a light on that process and share these recordings, which feature some of my favorite artists,” said Dave Koz.Ĭollaborations: 25th Anniversary Collection, Koz’s latest album on Concord Records, features three brand new tracks – “Good Foot” with Jeff Lorber, “(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher” with Kenny Lattimore and Rick Braun and “Let It Go” (from Frozen) with Sturken & Rogers – plus previously recorded collaborations with Barry Manilow (who recently tapped Dave as opener on his One Last Time! tour of the U.S.), Luther Vandross, Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder, Toby Keith, Herb Alpert, Rod Stewart, David Benoit and Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, among others. “From the beginning, collaborations have been a special source of inspiration to me. Reflecting on his extraordinary career, Dave decided to celebrate the milestone with a different kind of retrospective album. 1 albums on Billboard’s Current Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, toured the world and been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In the 25 years since the release of his self-titled solo debut album, saxophonist Dave Koz has received nine GRAMMY® nominations, had nine No.
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