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Dave Kozolowski Wiki Biography
David S. Koz was born on 27 March 1963, in Tarzana, California USA, of Jewish descent. Dave is a saxophonist, best known for his music in the smooth jazz genre. He’s toured with numerous bands and also pursued a solo career, having been nominated numerous times for various awards. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Dave Koz? As of mid-2017, sources estimate a net worth that is at $6 million, mostly earned through a successful career in the music industry. He’s also made guest appearances on television shows, and hosts radio programs. As he continues his career, it is expected that his wealth will also continue to increase.
Koz attended William Howard Taft High School in Los Angeles, California, and during his time there performed on the saxophone as a member of the school jazz band. After matriculating, he attended UCLA, and studied mass communications, but after graduating in 1986, he decided to pursue a career as a musician.
He was recruited to become a part of Bobby Caldwell’s tour. He served as a session musician for several bands and also toured with Jeff Lorber, and then around from 1988 to 1992 toured with Richard Marx. He played with the house band of “The Pat Sajak Show”, and also made guest appearances in “The Arsenio Hall Show”. All of these started building his net worth, before in 1990 deciding to foray into a solo career. He signed with Capitol Records, and then made his debut with a self-titled album. He continued releasing more albums with Capitol, including “Saxophonic” which was nominated for a Grammy Award.
In 1993, he released the album “Lucky Man”, and was also approached by the producers of TV series“General Hospital” to perform his track on the show. He was also commissioned to write a new theme song for the soap opera which led to “Faces of the Heart”; this remained the show’s title track for several series. The following year, Dave started his own “The Dave Koz Radio Show”, which featured music and interviews. He also co-hosted “The Dave Koz Morning Show” for six years. In 2002, he started his own record label entitled Rendezvous Entertainment alongside Frank Cody. In 2006, he then became the host of an afternoon show for the new Smooth Jazz Network. His net worth continued to build over the years.
He also continued his endeavors with a weekly half hour television series entitled “Frequency”, in which he interviewed many musicians. He then became the bandleader on “The Emeril Lagasse Show”, before finding hosting work at Sirius-XM entitled “The Dave Koz Lounge” The following year, he made a guest appearance in the show “Desperate Housewives” on which he performed. One of his latest projects is opening the restaurant called Spaghettini & the Dave Koz Lounge in 2014.
Among other awards, in 2009 Dave was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
For his personal life, it is known that Dave is gay; he came out publicly during an interview with The Advocate. He is also known to play various saxophones, including a Yamaha silver alto sax, Yamaha straight silver Soprano Sax, and a Selmer Mark 6 Tenor sax.
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Dave Kozolowski Quick Info
Full Name | Dave Koz |
Net Worth | $6 Million |
Date Of Birth | March 27, 1963 |
Place Of Birth | Encino, Los Angeles, California, United States |
Height | 1.7 m |
Profession | Saxophonist |
Education | William Howard Taft Charter High School, University of California, Los Angeles |
Nationality | American |
Parents | Audrey Koz, Norman Koz |
Siblings | Jeff Koz |
https://www.facebook.com/DaveKozMusic | |
https://twitter.com/davekozmusic | |
https://www.instagram.com/davidstephenkoz/ | |
MySpace | https://myspace.com/davekozmusic |
IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005103/ |
Allmusic | http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dave-koz-mn0000961133 |
Awards | Soul Train Music Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (CENTRICTV.com), Independent Music Award for Best Song – R&B/Soul, You Make Me Smile, Together Again, All I See Is You, Venice, Italy, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Music Groups | Postmodern Jukebox, Russ Freeman |
Nominations | Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Artist, You Make Me Smile, Together Again, All I See Is You, Venice, Italy, Copenhagen, Denmark, Over the Ra… |
Dave Kozolowski Important Facts
- Dave’s first Grammy nomination was with his brother Jeff Koz for the Koz brothers’ cover version of the The Beatles’ “Blackbird” for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 2003.
- (September 22, 2009) Received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- He came out as gay in “The Advocate Magazine”. [April 2004]
- Born and raised Jewish.
- Brother of composer and music production company owner Jeff Koz.
- Graduated from William Howard Taft High School, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California. [1981]
Dave Kozolowski Filmography
Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
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Ugly Betty | 2007 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
General Hospital | TV Series performer – 882 episodes, 1993 – 2004 writer – 882 episodes, 1993 – 2004 | Soundtrack | ||
Hollywood’s Magical Island: Catalina | 2003 | Documentary performer: “Together Again” / writer: “Together Again” | Soundtrack | |
People: A Musical Celebration | 1995 | TV Movie “Cara’s Theme” / music: “Cara’s Theme” | Soundtrack | |
Action Jackson | 1988 | performer: “SHOTGUN” – as David Koz / producer: “SHOTGUN” – as David Koz | Soundtrack | |
My Romance: An Evening with Jim Brickman | 2000 | TV Special documentary composer: song “Partners in Crime” | Music Department | |
Love Stinks | 1999 | musician: featured saxophonist | Music Department | |
Deep Cover | 1992 | musician: score | Music Department | |
Walter & Emily | 1992 | TV Series composer – 1 episode | Music Department | |
Desperate Housewives | 2010 | TV Series | Dave Koz | Actor |
Family Matters | 1993 | TV Series | Dave Koz | Actor |
Walter & Emily | 1992 | TV Series 1 episode | Composer | |
Folks! | 1992 | featured instrumentallist | Miscellaneous | |
Hollywood’s Magical Island: Catalina | 2003 | Documentary extra special thanks: artiste | Thanks | |
Home & Family | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Himself – Musical Guest | Self |
Hired Gun | 2016 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
Nathan East: For the Record | 2014 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
Tavis Smiley | 2010-2014 | TV Series | Himself – Guest / Himself | Self |
Good Day L.A. | 2013 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
2013 Soul Train Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
The Arsenio Hall Show | 2013 | TV Series | Himself – Musical Guest | Self |
The Eric Andre Show | 2012 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Ali 70 from Las Vegas | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
Happy on the Ground: 8 Days at Grammy Camp | 2011 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
The Wendy Williams Show | 2011 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Wayman Tisdale Story | 2011 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2007-2010 | TV Series | Himself – Guest Musician / Himself | Self |
The Emeril Lagasse Show | 2010 | TV Series | Himself – Bandleader | Self |
The 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
Benise: The Spanish Guitar | 2010 | TV Special | Special Guest | Self |
Miss America | 2010 | TV Special | Himself – Judge | Self |
Brian Culbertson: Live from the Inside | 2009 | Video | Himself | Self |
The Millionaire Matchmaker | 2009 | TV Series | Himself – Performing Artist and Brother of Jeff | Self |
Entertainment Tonight | 2006-2009 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Bonnie Hunt Show | 2008 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The 50th Annual Grammy Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself – Performer | Self |
In the Loop with iVillage | 2007 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
Great Performances | 2007 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
18th Annual GLAAD Media Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
10th Annual Ribbon of Hope Celebration | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
Good Morning America | 2007 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
KTLA Morning News | 2007 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The View | 2007 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Bridge to Havana | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself | Self |
SoapTalk | 2003 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Caroline Rhea Show | 2003 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Pyramid | 2003 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The 44th Annual Grammy Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
32nd NAACP Image Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
My Romance: An Evening with Jim Brickman | 2000 | TV Special documentary | Himself – Saxophonist | Self |
The Martin Short Show | 1999 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
General Hospital | 1998 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Melrose Place | 1998 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Dave Koz: Off the Beaten Path | 1997 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
The Rosie O’Donnell Show | 1996 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Beverly Hills, 90210 | 1995 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Arsenio Hall Show | 1992-1994 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Vicki! | 1993 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
John & Leeza from Hollywood | 1993 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
An American Reunion: The People’s Inaugural Celebration | 1993 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
Richard Marx Live | 1987 | TV Movie documentary | Himself – saxophone / keyboards / vocals (as David Koz) | Self |
Hollywood’s Magical Island: Catalina | 2003 | Documentary | Himself – Saxophonist | Archive Footage |
Dave Kozolowski Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Category |
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2009 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Recording | Awarded on September 22, 2009 at 1750 Vine Street | Won |
2009 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Recording | Awarded on September 22, 2009 at 1750 Vine Street | Nominated |