David S. "Dave" Koz (born March 27, 1963) is an American smooth jazz saxophonist.
Early life
Dave Koz was born on March 27, 1963 in Encino, California to Jewish parents: Norman, a dermatologist and, Audrey Koz, a pharmacist. Dave has a brother, Jeff, who is also a musician, and a sister, Roberta. Although he is Jewish, Koz plays both Christmas and occasional Hanukkah songs at his concerts. He attended William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California performing on saxophone as a member of the school jazz band. He later graduated from UCLA with a degree in mass communications in 1986, and only weeks after his graduation, decided to make a go of becoming a professional musician.
Career
Within weeks of that decision, he was recruited as a member of Bobby Caldwell's tour. For the rest of the 1980s, Koz served as a session musician in several bands, toured with Jeff Lorber. Koz was a member of Richard Marx's band and toured with Marx throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s. He also played in the house band of CBS' short-lived The Pat Sajak Show, with Tom Scott as bandleader.
Dave Koz is the 1990 debut album by Dave Koz. It was released on Capitol Records in September of 1990. Koz himself co-wrote eight of the 11 tracks, as well as having a reworking of the Richard Marx hit Endless Summer Nights.
He is supported by various people depending on the song.
Dick Smith, a native of Honesdale, Pennsylvania, was reportedly inspired to write the song after seeing Honesdale's Central Park covered in snow. Smith had written the lyrics while in the West Mountain Sanitarium, being treated for tuberculosis, better known then as consumption. The West Mountain Sanitarium is located off N. Sekol Ave. in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
The original recording was by Richard Himber and his Hotel Ritz-Carlton Orchestra on RCA Bluebird in 1934. At the end of a recording session with time to spare, it was suggested that this new tune be tried with an arrangement provided by the publisher. This excellent "studio" orchestra included many great New Yorkstudio musicians including the legendary Artie Shaw. The biggest chart hit at the time of introduction was Guy Lombardo's orchestra, a top ten hit. Singer-songwriter Johnny Mercer took the song to #4 in Billboard's airplay chart in 1946. The same season, Perry Como hit the retail top ten. Como would record a new version for his 1959 Christmas album.
Winter Wonderland is a piece of interactive fiction written by Laura A. Knauth about the adventures of a young girl in a winter-themed fantasy land. It won the 1999 annual Interactive Fiction Competition. The game features ASCII art which can be disabled.
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Winter Wonderland · Dave Koz
Memories Of A Winter's Night
℗ 1994 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 2007-01-01
Associated Performer, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Producer: Dave Koz
Associated Performer, Vocals: Gigi Worth
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer, Mixer: Eddie King
Associated Performer, Guitar, Vocals: Tony Maiden
Associated Performer, Bass ( Vocal): Bill Sharpe
Associated Performer, Piano, Keyboards: Donn Wyatt
Associated Performer, Drums: Gerry Brown
Associated Performer, Percussion: Steve Reid
Composer Lyricist: Richard B. Smith
Composer Lyricist: Felix Bernard
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published: 05 Jan 2017
Winter Wonderland - Dave Koz 20th Anniversary Christmas
Shop Dave Koz's exclusive Christmas merch store: http://found.ee/DK_20thChristmasWebstore-j
Barnes & Noble Bonus Track Version: http://found.ee/DK_20thChristmasBarnes-j
Amazon: http://found.ee/DK_20thChristmasAMZ-j
iTunes: http://found.ee/DK_20thChristmasiTunes-j
“Christmas Time Is Here” derives much of its beauty from the spontaneity of its inception. “We had a five minute conversation about what we were going to do,” says Koz, “we picked a key, we pressed record, and three and a half minutes later, there was the track! When you hear that melody, it’s the holidays. There’s no doubt about it. It takes you right there.”
After twenty years of sold out Christmas tours and five celebrated holiday albums within as many years, saxophonist Dave Koz has done his share – and then some – t...
published: 31 Oct 2017
Winter Wonderland
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Winter Wonderland · Dave Koz
December Makes Me Feel This Way - A Holiday Album
℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 2011-01-01
Producer: Dave Koz
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: David Bryant
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Nick Els
Studio Personnel, Assistant Mixer: John Aguto
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Steve Hall
Producer, Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer, Mixer: Thom Panunzio
Composer Lyricist: Richard B. Smith
Composer Lyricist: Felix Bernard
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published: 06 Nov 2015
Dave Koz Spreads Holiday Cheer with his Jazz Tunes
Dave Koz and Friends 20th Anniversary Christmas album is available now. Plus you can catch Dave at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts this Friday and Saturday. For ticket info visit cerritoscenter.com. This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News, Wednesday, December 20, 2017.
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Winter Wonderland · Dave Koz
Memories Of A Winter's Night
℗ 1994 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 2007-01-01
...
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Winter Wonderland · Dave Koz
Memories Of A Winter's Night
℗ 1994 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 2007-01-01
Associated Performer, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Producer: Dave Koz
Associated Performer, Vocals: Gigi Worth
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer, Mixer: Eddie King
Associated Performer, Guitar, Vocals: Tony Maiden
Associated Performer, Bass ( Vocal): Bill Sharpe
Associated Performer, Piano, Keyboards: Donn Wyatt
Associated Performer, Drums: Gerry Brown
Associated Performer, Percussion: Steve Reid
Composer Lyricist: Richard B. Smith
Composer Lyricist: Felix Bernard
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Winter Wonderland · Dave Koz
Memories Of A Winter's Night
℗ 1994 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 2007-01-01
Associated Performer, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Producer: Dave Koz
Associated Performer, Vocals: Gigi Worth
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer, Mixer: Eddie King
Associated Performer, Guitar, Vocals: Tony Maiden
Associated Performer, Bass ( Vocal): Bill Sharpe
Associated Performer, Piano, Keyboards: Donn Wyatt
Associated Performer, Drums: Gerry Brown
Associated Performer, Percussion: Steve Reid
Composer Lyricist: Richard B. Smith
Composer Lyricist: Felix Bernard
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Shop Dave Koz's exclusive Christmas merch store: http://found.ee/DK_20thChristmasWebstore-j
Barnes & Noble Bonus Track Version: http://found.ee/DK_20thChristmasBarnes-j
Amazon: http://found.ee/DK_20thChristmasAMZ-j
iTunes: http://found.ee/DK_20thChristmasiTunes-j
“Christmas Time Is Here” derives much of its beauty from the spontaneity of its inception. “We had a five minute conversation about what we were going to do,” says Koz, “we picked a key, we pressed record, and three and a half minutes later, there was the track! When you hear that melody, it’s the holidays. There’s no doubt about it. It takes you right there.”
After twenty years of sold out Christmas tours and five celebrated holiday albums within as many years, saxophonist Dave Koz has done his share – and then some – to help to make the season bright. This year he has reassembled his original holiday lineup – pianist David Benoit, trumpeter Rick Braun and acoustic guitarist Peter White – for the making of Dave Koz and Friends 20th Anniversary Christmas, an album that features brand new recordings of classic Christmas songs.
“If you had asked me twenty years ago, I would never in a million years believed that we’d be doing Christmas tours two decades later,” says Koz. “But here we are, still doing it, and it’s going as strong as ever! So with twenty years under our belts, it seemed like a great reason to celebrate, and that’s why we decided to include the original cast of our Christmas tour. It’s our chance to go back to the very beginning and celebrate the relationships that this whole journey was built on.”
Joining the brilliant instrumental synergy of Koz, Benoit, Braun and White, Dave Koz and Friends 20th Anniversary Christmas are a stellar lineup of guest vocalists: Selina Albright, Javier Colon, Kenny Lattimore, Gabriel Orengo and Jeffrey Osborne, plus several of the tracks are enhanced by the West European Symphony Orchestra. This confluence of instrumental, vocal and orchestral talent creates the peaceful, familial, home-centered vibe that everyone seeks at holiday time.
“This is the kind of record that really sets a mood and stays with that mood,” says Koz. “The feeling and the image I get when I listen to it, is that quiet time after dinner when the kids are asleep, the fireplace is crackling, you’re enjoying an eggnog and you’re gazing at the tree with all the lights and trimmings. This music is perfect for that moment. It’s just a very chill, very beautiful collection of songs for that very peaceful time during the season.”
Dave Koz and Friends 20th Anniversary Christmas Track Listing
1) Winter Wonderland
2) Joy to the Wonderful World (Joy To the World/What A Wonderful World)
3) Christmas Time Is Here
4) Feliz Navidad featuring Gabriel Orongo
5) Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
6) Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas featuring Selina Albright
7) O Tannenbaum
8) Silent Night featuring Javier Colon
9) Hallelujah featuring Kenny Lattimore
10) O Little Town of Bethlehem
11) The Home Medley: (I’ll Be Home For Christmas/Celebrate Me Home) featuring Jeffery Osborne
Dave Koz Socially
Website: http://davekoz.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DaveKozMusic
Twitter: https://twitter.com/davekozmusic
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidstephenkoz/
Shop Dave Koz's exclusive Christmas merch store: http://found.ee/DK_20thChristmasWebstore-j
Barnes & Noble Bonus Track Version: http://found.ee/DK_20thChristmasBarnes-j
Amazon: http://found.ee/DK_20thChristmasAMZ-j
iTunes: http://found.ee/DK_20thChristmasiTunes-j
“Christmas Time Is Here” derives much of its beauty from the spontaneity of its inception. “We had a five minute conversation about what we were going to do,” says Koz, “we picked a key, we pressed record, and three and a half minutes later, there was the track! When you hear that melody, it’s the holidays. There’s no doubt about it. It takes you right there.”
After twenty years of sold out Christmas tours and five celebrated holiday albums within as many years, saxophonist Dave Koz has done his share – and then some – to help to make the season bright. This year he has reassembled his original holiday lineup – pianist David Benoit, trumpeter Rick Braun and acoustic guitarist Peter White – for the making of Dave Koz and Friends 20th Anniversary Christmas, an album that features brand new recordings of classic Christmas songs.
“If you had asked me twenty years ago, I would never in a million years believed that we’d be doing Christmas tours two decades later,” says Koz. “But here we are, still doing it, and it’s going as strong as ever! So with twenty years under our belts, it seemed like a great reason to celebrate, and that’s why we decided to include the original cast of our Christmas tour. It’s our chance to go back to the very beginning and celebrate the relationships that this whole journey was built on.”
Joining the brilliant instrumental synergy of Koz, Benoit, Braun and White, Dave Koz and Friends 20th Anniversary Christmas are a stellar lineup of guest vocalists: Selina Albright, Javier Colon, Kenny Lattimore, Gabriel Orengo and Jeffrey Osborne, plus several of the tracks are enhanced by the West European Symphony Orchestra. This confluence of instrumental, vocal and orchestral talent creates the peaceful, familial, home-centered vibe that everyone seeks at holiday time.
“This is the kind of record that really sets a mood and stays with that mood,” says Koz. “The feeling and the image I get when I listen to it, is that quiet time after dinner when the kids are asleep, the fireplace is crackling, you’re enjoying an eggnog and you’re gazing at the tree with all the lights and trimmings. This music is perfect for that moment. It’s just a very chill, very beautiful collection of songs for that very peaceful time during the season.”
Dave Koz and Friends 20th Anniversary Christmas Track Listing
1) Winter Wonderland
2) Joy to the Wonderful World (Joy To the World/What A Wonderful World)
3) Christmas Time Is Here
4) Feliz Navidad featuring Gabriel Orongo
5) Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
6) Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas featuring Selina Albright
7) O Tannenbaum
8) Silent Night featuring Javier Colon
9) Hallelujah featuring Kenny Lattimore
10) O Little Town of Bethlehem
11) The Home Medley: (I’ll Be Home For Christmas/Celebrate Me Home) featuring Jeffery Osborne
Dave Koz Socially
Website: http://davekoz.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DaveKozMusic
Twitter: https://twitter.com/davekozmusic
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidstephenkoz/
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Winter Wonderland · Dave Koz
December Makes Me Feel This Way - A Holiday Album
℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Rele...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Winter Wonderland · Dave Koz
December Makes Me Feel This Way - A Holiday Album
℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 2011-01-01
Producer: Dave Koz
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: David Bryant
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Nick Els
Studio Personnel, Assistant Mixer: John Aguto
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Steve Hall
Producer, Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer, Mixer: Thom Panunzio
Composer Lyricist: Richard B. Smith
Composer Lyricist: Felix Bernard
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Winter Wonderland · Dave Koz
December Makes Me Feel This Way - A Holiday Album
℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 2011-01-01
Producer: Dave Koz
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: David Bryant
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Nick Els
Studio Personnel, Assistant Mixer: John Aguto
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Steve Hall
Producer, Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer, Mixer: Thom Panunzio
Composer Lyricist: Richard B. Smith
Composer Lyricist: Felix Bernard
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Dave Koz and Friends 20th Anniversary Christmas album is available now. Plus you can catch Dave at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts this Friday and S...
Dave Koz and Friends 20th Anniversary Christmas album is available now. Plus you can catch Dave at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts this Friday and Saturday. For ticket info visit cerritoscenter.com. This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News, Wednesday, December 20, 2017.
Dave Koz and Friends 20th Anniversary Christmas album is available now. Plus you can catch Dave at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts this Friday and Saturday. For ticket info visit cerritoscenter.com. This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News, Wednesday, December 20, 2017.
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Winter Wonderland · Dave Koz
Memories Of A Winter's Night
℗ 1994 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 2007-01-01
Associated Performer, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Producer: Dave Koz
Associated Performer, Vocals: Gigi Worth
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer, Mixer: Eddie King
Associated Performer, Guitar, Vocals: Tony Maiden
Associated Performer, Bass ( Vocal): Bill Sharpe
Associated Performer, Piano, Keyboards: Donn Wyatt
Associated Performer, Drums: Gerry Brown
Associated Performer, Percussion: Steve Reid
Composer Lyricist: Richard B. Smith
Composer Lyricist: Felix Bernard
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Shop Dave Koz's exclusive Christmas merch store: http://found.ee/DK_20thChristmasWebstore-j
Barnes & Noble Bonus Track Version: http://found.ee/DK_20thChristmasBarnes-j
Amazon: http://found.ee/DK_20thChristmasAMZ-j
iTunes: http://found.ee/DK_20thChristmasiTunes-j
“Christmas Time Is Here” derives much of its beauty from the spontaneity of its inception. “We had a five minute conversation about what we were going to do,” says Koz, “we picked a key, we pressed record, and three and a half minutes later, there was the track! When you hear that melody, it’s the holidays. There’s no doubt about it. It takes you right there.”
After twenty years of sold out Christmas tours and five celebrated holiday albums within as many years, saxophonist Dave Koz has done his share – and then some – to help to make the season bright. This year he has reassembled his original holiday lineup – pianist David Benoit, trumpeter Rick Braun and acoustic guitarist Peter White – for the making of Dave Koz and Friends 20th Anniversary Christmas, an album that features brand new recordings of classic Christmas songs.
“If you had asked me twenty years ago, I would never in a million years believed that we’d be doing Christmas tours two decades later,” says Koz. “But here we are, still doing it, and it’s going as strong as ever! So with twenty years under our belts, it seemed like a great reason to celebrate, and that’s why we decided to include the original cast of our Christmas tour. It’s our chance to go back to the very beginning and celebrate the relationships that this whole journey was built on.”
Joining the brilliant instrumental synergy of Koz, Benoit, Braun and White, Dave Koz and Friends 20th Anniversary Christmas are a stellar lineup of guest vocalists: Selina Albright, Javier Colon, Kenny Lattimore, Gabriel Orengo and Jeffrey Osborne, plus several of the tracks are enhanced by the West European Symphony Orchestra. This confluence of instrumental, vocal and orchestral talent creates the peaceful, familial, home-centered vibe that everyone seeks at holiday time.
“This is the kind of record that really sets a mood and stays with that mood,” says Koz. “The feeling and the image I get when I listen to it, is that quiet time after dinner when the kids are asleep, the fireplace is crackling, you’re enjoying an eggnog and you’re gazing at the tree with all the lights and trimmings. This music is perfect for that moment. It’s just a very chill, very beautiful collection of songs for that very peaceful time during the season.”
Dave Koz and Friends 20th Anniversary Christmas Track Listing
1) Winter Wonderland
2) Joy to the Wonderful World (Joy To the World/What A Wonderful World)
3) Christmas Time Is Here
4) Feliz Navidad featuring Gabriel Orongo
5) Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
6) Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas featuring Selina Albright
7) O Tannenbaum
8) Silent Night featuring Javier Colon
9) Hallelujah featuring Kenny Lattimore
10) O Little Town of Bethlehem
11) The Home Medley: (I’ll Be Home For Christmas/Celebrate Me Home) featuring Jeffery Osborne
Dave Koz Socially
Website: http://davekoz.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DaveKozMusic
Twitter: https://twitter.com/davekozmusic
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidstephenkoz/
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Winter Wonderland · Dave Koz
December Makes Me Feel This Way - A Holiday Album
℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 2011-01-01
Producer: Dave Koz
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: David Bryant
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Nick Els
Studio Personnel, Assistant Mixer: John Aguto
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Steve Hall
Producer, Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer, Mixer: Thom Panunzio
Composer Lyricist: Richard B. Smith
Composer Lyricist: Felix Bernard
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Dave Koz and Friends 20th Anniversary Christmas album is available now. Plus you can catch Dave at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts this Friday and Saturday. For ticket info visit cerritoscenter.com. This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News, Wednesday, December 20, 2017.
David S. "Dave" Koz (born March 27, 1963) is an American smooth jazz saxophonist.
Early life
Dave Koz was born on March 27, 1963 in Encino, California to Jewish parents: Norman, a dermatologist and, Audrey Koz, a pharmacist. Dave has a brother, Jeff, who is also a musician, and a sister, Roberta. Although he is Jewish, Koz plays both Christmas and occasional Hanukkah songs at his concerts. He attended William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California performing on saxophone as a member of the school jazz band. He later graduated from UCLA with a degree in mass communications in 1986, and only weeks after his graduation, decided to make a go of becoming a professional musician.
Career
Within weeks of that decision, he was recruited as a member of Bobby Caldwell's tour. For the rest of the 1980s, Koz served as a session musician in several bands, toured with Jeff Lorber. Koz was a member of Richard Marx's band and toured with Marx throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s. He also played in the house band of CBS' short-lived The Pat Sajak Show, with Tom Scott as bandleader.
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