SPOTLIGHT
Let’s Talk About Sax: DAVE KOZ AN INTERVIEW WITH by tim parks
Musician Dave Koz is experiencing the professional equivalent of being on cloud nine, as he has been nominated as “Entertainer of the Year” for the inaugural American Smooth Jazz Awards, being held in Michigan City, Indiana on October 29. As if this weren’t enough of a celestial boost, Koz literally saw stars, in the singular sense, when he was presented with his very own on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last Sep- tember. The venerable saxophonist is currently touring with guitarist Jonathan Butler and percussionist Sheila E., and Southern Californians can catch him at the Long Beach Jazz Festival on August 14 and the Thornton Winery in Temecula on August 28 and 29. The 47-year-old is also readying his forthcoming CD, Hello Tomorrow, for an October 19 release date. His latest effort features the openly gay performer’s rendi- tion of Herb Alpert’s song “This Guy’s in Love With You,” on which he sings. This is quite indicative of the new musical ground he’s treading upon by stepping outside of his comfort zone, as he told The Rage Monthly.
44 RAGE monthly | AUGUST 2010
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