Out in the World of Jazz
In a 2004 interview in �The Advocate� magazine, Koz came out publicly as a gay man at age 40. Initially wary of the impact coming out would have on his story-book career, he sold more records and concert tickets than ever and has never looked back. He has become a generous and hard working advocate for gay issues.
A virtual polymath, in addition to being an award-winning saxophonist, Dave Koz is a vintner, jazz cruise host, radio personality, TV host, founder of Rendezvous Records and global ambassador for the Starlight Children�s Foundation. He was a featured performer at Bill Clinton�s presidential inauguration.
Koz was named by �People� magazine as one of their �50 Hottest Bachelors� in their June, 2004 issue (Dave�s response: �You know, I didn�t get one date out of that thing. The biggest gyp in the world!�). In 2009 Koz received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In this video Dave interviews Marilyn and Alan Bergman, a song writing team for 50 years, who wrote "The Way We Were," featured on Dave�s album �At the Movies.� He invited Vanessa Williams to perform this classic movie song on his award-winning album.
From a live concert in Tel Aviv, Israel, openly gay (and model handsome) jazz saxophonist Dave Koz plays �Over the Rainbow.� There is a long spoken introduction, so jump ahead to where the music begins at the 1:38 mark.
Dave hosts Jazz Cruises that include the likes of Chris Botti, David Benoit and Jeffrey Osborne. To learn more about them, click on this link
www.davekozcruise.com
In a 2004 interview in �The Advocate� magazine, Koz came out publicly as a gay man at age 40. Initially wary of the impact coming out would have on his story-book career, he sold more records and concert tickets than ever and has never looked back. He has become a generous and hard working advocate for gay issues.
A virtual polymath, in addition to being an award-winning saxophonist, Dave Koz is a vintner, jazz cruise host, radio personality, TV host, founder of Rendezvous Records and global ambassador for the Starlight Children�s Foundation. He was a featured performer at Bill Clinton�s presidential inauguration.
Koz was named by �People� magazine as one of their �50 Hottest Bachelors� in their June, 2004 issue (Dave�s response: �You know, I didn�t get one date out of that thing. The biggest gyp in the world!�). In 2009 Koz received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In this video Dave interviews Marilyn and Alan Bergman, a song writing team for 50 years, who wrote "The Way We Were," featured on Dave�s album �At the Movies.� He invited Vanessa Williams to perform this classic movie song on his award-winning album.
From a live concert in Tel Aviv, Israel, openly gay (and model handsome) jazz saxophonist Dave Koz plays �Over the Rainbow.� There is a long spoken introduction, so jump ahead to where the music begins at the 1:38 mark.
Dave hosts Jazz Cruises that include the likes of Chris Botti, David Benoit and Jeffrey Osborne. To learn more about them, click on this link
www.davekozcruise.com
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