Koz often draws comparisons to another well-known saxophonist, David Sanborn. Because the two sound almost alike, Koz is sometimes billed as the second coming of Sanborn.
Koz graduated from UCLA with a degree in mass communications in 1986 and started into his musical career almost immediately afterwards playing for crooner Bobby Caldwell. For the rest of the 1980s, Koz served as a session musician in several bands, toured with artists such as Richard Marx, and played in the house band on Arsenio Hall's late-night talk show.
In 1990, Koz decided to pursue a solo career. The move proved to be successful, and his self-titled album earned high praise from critics and fans alike. His later albums include Lucky Man, The Dance, and Saxophonic. Saxophonic was nominated for both a Grammy and an NAACP Image Award.
In 1994, Koz began hosting a syndicated radio program, "The Dave Koz Radio Show" (formerly "Personal Notes"), featuring the latest music and interviews with who's who in the genre. He is currently co-host of the morning show on 94.7 The Wave, a smooth jazz station in Los Angeles.
In 2002, Koz started a record label, Rendezvous Entertainment, with Frank Cody and Hyman Katz. One of the first albums from that label was Golden Slumbers: A Father's Lullaby, which came at the time his brother Jeff became a father for the first time.
Koz also performed "Faces of the Heart", which served as the theme song on the ABC hit soap General Hospital from 1993 to 2004.
Koz came out publicly as a gay man in an April 2004 interview with The Advocate magazine. Later the same year, he was named by People magazine as one of their "50 Hottest Bachelors" in their June issue.
In 2006, Koz was selected to host a syndicated afternoon show for Broadcast Architecture's new Smooth Jazz Network. The show, based in Los Angeles, will be broadcast on other Smooth Jazz stations across the country. Koz and Ramsey Lewis will become the only two Smooth Jazz personalities to host two different syndicated shows during the week.
the way we were
Dave Koz Lyrics
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Misty water-colored memories of the way we were
Scattered pictures of the smiles we left behind
Smiles we gave to one another for the way we were
Can it be that it was all so simple then
Or has time rewritten every line
If we had the chance to do it all again
Could we?
Memories may be beautiful and yet
What's too painful to remember
We simply choose to forget
So it's the laughter we will remember
Whenever we remember
The way we were
The way we were
The way we were
The lyrics of Dave Koz Featuring Vanessa Williams's song The Way We Were speak about the beauty of memories that linger in our minds long after they have occurred. Memories are like a light that shines through the corners of our minds, and though they might be slightly blurred like misty, water-colored landscapes, they are precious and cherished. The scattered pictures of our past, filled with smiles and joy, are all the memories we have left in our wake.
The singer wonders if it was all so simple back then, and if time has rewritten every line of the memories they hold dear. If given the chance to go back, would they make similar choices? Could they? Memories may be beautiful, but some of them can be too painful to remember. In such cases, we choose to forget what is too hard to relive. Ultimately, it is the joy, the laughter, and the love we share that we will always remember, even when everything else fades away, just like the way we were.
Line by Line Meaning
Memories light the corners of my mind
Recollections brighten up the edges of my thoughts
Misty water-colored memories of the way we were
Vague yet colorful memories of our past
Scattered pictures of the smiles we left behind
Disorganized snapshots of the happy moments we shared
Smiles we gave to one another for the way we were
We exchanged smiles to acknowledge the beauty of our relationship
Can it be that it was all so simple then
Was it truly that effortless and uncomplicated in the past?
Or has time rewritten every line
Or has time altered every detail?
If we had the chance to do it all again
If given another opportunity to experience it anew,
Tell me, would we?
Would we revisit our past?
Could we?
Would we have the ability to?
Memories may be beautiful and yet
Recollections can be inspiring or heartbreaking
What's too painful to remember
What hurts too much to recollect
We simply choose to forget
We merely opt to overlook
So it's the laughter we will remember
Therefore, it's the humor we'll hold dear
Whenever we remember
Every time we reminisce
The way we were
About how things used to be
The way we were
The way we used to be
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Tratore
Written by: Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch
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