Dave Koz & Friends

Nine-time GRAMMY® nominee Dave Koz remembers the first record he ever purchased – Tower of Power’s 1974 album, “Back To Oakland.” It had a powerful impact on him, as his latest album, Summer Horns, shows. Teaming up with some of his most talented and trusted colleagues, Koz revisits the music that made him want to pick up the saxophone in the first place – classic tracks from Tower of Power and other brassy juggernauts that ruled the airwaves from the late 1960s through the ‘70s – bands like Sly & the Family Stone, Earth Wind & Fire, Chicago and Blood Sweat & Tears.

Koz will be joined by Gerald Albright, known for his acclaimed solo recordings and performances with Anita Baker, Whitney Houston and The Temptations; Rick Braun, chart-topping trumpeter, who has collaborated across genre’s with Rod Stewart, Sade, and REO Speedwagon; Richard Elliot, a former member of Tower of Power who has since forged a successful solo career; Aubrey Logan known for jammin’ on her trombone or sailing through a song with her nothing-held-back, multi-octave vocal instrument; and guitarist Adam Hawley, named both Smooth Jazz News and JazzTrax Debut Artist of the Year. Playing new songs from the forthcoming Summer Horns release as well as songs from their individual catalogs this live show is sure to be one of the Hottest shows this summer.

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