Dave Koz

Dave Koz is an American saxophonist and composer who also produces records and hosts radio programs. He grew up in Encino, played saxophone in his high school jazz band, and earned a mass communications degree from UCLA in 1986 before turning professional. Soon Bobby Caldwell hired him for a tour. Through the rest of the 1980s he worked as a session musician, toured with Jeff Lorber, joined Richard Marx's band, guested on The Arsenio Hall Show and played in the house band of The Pat Sajak Show. He moved into smooth jazz in 1989, signed with Capitol Records, and released his solo debut Dave Koz in 1990, followed by Lucky Man, The Dance and Saxophonic, which drew Grammy and NAACP Image Award nominations. He wrote the General Hospital theme Faces of the Heart, has hosted a syndicated radio show since 1994, founded the label Rendezvous Entertainment in 2002 and received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2009.