Dave Kozolowski

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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
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DaveKozMusic
Twitter https://twitter.com/davekozmusic
Instagram 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
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
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