Summer Horns was Dave’s sixth album to top Billboard’s Current Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and the quartet’s exuberant rendition of the Lennon/McCartney penned “Got To Get You Into My Life” spent seven weeks at No. His 2013 album, Summer Horns, recorded with friends and fellow saxophonists Gerald Albright, Richard Elliot and Mindi Abair, paid tribute to the high-octane, richly arranged horn sections that fueled hits across all genres in the ‘60s and ‘70s. His newest holiday recording, The 25th of December (Concord Records), features duets with such artists as Johnny Mathis, Eric Benét, Gloria Estefan, Heather Headley, Richard Marx, Kenny G, BeBe Winans, India.Arie, Trombone Shorty, Jonathan Butler, Fantasia and Stevie Wonder.ĭave is known for such hits as “You Make Me Smile,” his signature song, “Castle of Dreams,” “Can’t Let You Go” featuring the late Luther Vandross, “Together Again,” “Honey-Dipped,” “All I See Is You,” and “Faces of the Heart,” which was the theme song for “General Hospital” for more than 10 years. Koz is a nine-time GRAMMY® nominee and has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In a career spanning two decades, Dave Koz has established himself as a platinum-selling artist, humanitarian, entrepreneur, radio host and instrumental music advocate. 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.” (Parade) “After 20 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. “Hop aboard the golden sleigh steered by Dave Koz & Friends for a pleasant smooth ride.” (DownBeat) Dave has continually shown skill and showmanship and has proven that he can deliver what holiday music fans crave. It's a formula that saw success with previous Summer Horns and Christmas albums. The album is Dave plus "Friends", this time the special guests include David Benoit, Rick Braun and Peter White. For his 2017 addition to his oeuvre of Holiday hits, he revisits some of the songs on his first Christmas album "December Makes Me Feel This Way" exactly 20 years later. Info for Dave Koz And Friends 20th Anniversary Christmasĭave Koz and Friends 20th Anniversary Christmas also features guest vocalists Selina Albright, Javier Colon, Kenny Lattimore, Gabriel Orengo and Jeffrey Osborne.ĭave Koz is one of the most popular smooth jazz artists in the world and his Christmas albums are unparalleled.
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