02/15/17 Dave Koz Grammy-Nominated Saxophonist

Published: Feb. 16, 2017, 1:32 a.m.

b'Nine-time GRAMMY\\xae nominee and saxophonist extraordinaire Dave Koz has established himself as a platinum-selling artist, humanitarian, entrepreneur, radio host and instrumental music advocate. He has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has charted nine No. 1 albums on Billboard\\u2019s Current Contemporary Jazz Album chart, including 2015\\u2019s Collaborations: 25th Anniversary Collection (Concord Records), a retrospective album that features some of his most memorable creative partnerships \\u2013 including duets with such artists as Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart, Michael McDonald, Barry Manilow and Luther Vandross \\u2013 plus three newly-recorded tracks.
Koz is known for such hits as \\u201cYou Make Me Smile,\\u201d his signature song, \\u201cCastle of Dreams,\\u201d \\u201cCan\\u2019t Let You Go\\u201d featuring the late Luther Vandross, \\u201cTogether Again,\\u201d \\u201cHoney-Dipped,\\u201d \\u201cAll I See Is You,\\u201d and \\u201cFaces of the Heart,\\u201d which was the theme song for \\u201cGeneral Hospital\\u201d for more than 10 years.
Dave is constantly touring, with annual summer and holiday tours, and the highly successful Dave Koz & Friends At Sea. His two sold-out 2017 "Venice and Beyond" voyages brought his tally of sold-out cruises to seven. In 2018, he\\u2019ll venture to Scandinavia and the Baltic on two back-to-back cruises. Koz also continues to flex his mass-communications muscles as a radio personality. As host of his syndicated \\u201cDave Koz Radio Show,\\u201d he has been broadcasting coast-to-coast for more than 22 years. In the spring of 2014, he launched \\u201cThe Dave Koz Lounge,\\u201d which airs Sundays on SiriusXM (Satellite radio), and \\u201cDave Koz & Friends Radio,\\u201d a 24-hour-a-day radio channel personally curated by Dave on JAZZRADIO.com, a multichannel internet radio service.
Koz has served as global ambassador for the Starlight Children\\u2019s Foundation for over 21 years. He founded KOZ Wines in 2009 as another avenue to support the foundation. Dave donates all his proceeds from KOZ Wines, which are available at Whole Foods Markets\\xae and other retailers and during select periods at California Pizza Kitchen, to Starlight. He has also joined forces with Cary Hardwick and Laurie Sisneros, partners and owners of Spaghettini in Seal Beach, to open Citizen, a new restaurant in Beverly Hills.'