   dave koz (born march 27, 1963) is an american smooth jazz saxophonist. ==early life== dave koz was born on march 27, 1963) in encino, california to jewish parents: norman, a dermatologist and, audrey koz, 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 concerts. 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. ==career== within weeks of that decision, he was recruited as a member of bobby caldwell's tour. for the rest of the 1980s, koz served as a session musician in several bands, toured with jeff lorber. koz was a member of richard marx's band and toured with marx throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s. he also played in the house band of cbs' short-lived the pat sajak show, with tom scott as bandleader.[http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19910628&slug=1291538 pack a picnic and head for ste. mic
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