Презентация на тему "Dave Koz"

• David Stephen Koz  is an American jazz saxophonist.

Early life

• Dave Koz was born in Encino, California to Jewish parents: Norman, a dermatologist and, Audrey, a pharmacist. Dave has a brother, Jeff, who is also a musician, and a sister, Roberta. Although he is Jewish, Koz plays both Christmas and occasional Hanukkah songs at his concert. He attended William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, performing on saxophone as a member of the school jazz band. He later graduated from UCLA with a degree in mass communications in 1986, and only weeks after his graduation, decided to make a go of becoming a professional musician.

• In 1990, Koz decided to pursue a solo career, and began recording for Capitol Records. His albums there include  Dave Koz  (his 1990 solo debut),  Lucky Man ,  The Dance , and  Saxophonic .  Saxophonic  was nominated for both a Grammy Award and an NAACP Image Award.
• Koz released his second album,  Lucky Man , in 1993. During production of the album in 1992, Koz was approached by the producers of ABC's  General Hospital  to perform on the show after his track entitled "Emily", from his  Dave Koz  album, was used as part of the show's soundtrack that year. After his  GH  appearance, executive producer Wendy Riche commissioned Koz to write a new theme song for the soap. Koz took elements from the show's existing theme song, Jack Urbont's"Autumn Breeze", and merged the chorus notes into a brand new smooth jazz composition titled "Faces of the Heart". The new theme music made its debut on  General Hospital' s 30th anniversary show, which aired April 1, 1993, and remained as the show's title track until August 27, 2004. "Faces of the Heart" ended up as the third track on Koz's  Lucky Man  album.

Career

Discography

• Dave Koz
• Lucky Man
• Off the beaten path
• December makes me feel this way
• The Dance
• A smooth jazz Christmas
• Saxophonic
• Golden slumbers: A father’s lullaby

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