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❤️🎷DAVE KOZ
❤️🎹BOB JAMES
TOGETHER ON TOUR
Pre-order CD - JustUsAlbum.com
Tour + Album
An intimate evening of songs and stories with two living legends of instrumental music In support of their brand new unprecedented duet album, "Just Us"
The legendary Bob James and I hit the road next month to celebrate the release of our brand new duet album, Just Us (dropping March 7). This project is truly 'just us'…acoustic piano and saxophone together in their full glory! And that is how we are going to present this music live as well—limited to just 5 shows across the country…an intimate evening of songs and stories, with just the two of us onstage. It's something neither Bob nor I have EVER done before, and we'd LOVE to see you there.
These shows are going to sell out—there are just a handful of tickets available at the moment. So, if you want to see this intimate and unique show, grab your tickets below so you don't miss out on a very special evening of music. Once these 5 shows are over, that will be it, as Bob and I move on to our next projects. In addition to hearing selections from the new album, we'll be performing some of our biggest hits as well and sharing many stories behind the music.
We also invite you to help us make a big impact with the album release on its first week by PRE-ORDERING the CD below. This collector's edition CD contains a bonus track that is not available via streaming. And every purchase will receive a limited edition poster!
Thank you for all your amazing support…I hope you enjoy this new music Bob and I made that we're extremely proud of. And get your tickets now (links below) to join us for an unforgettable night of music and storytelling with "Just Us". We look so forward to seeing you there!
With much love and appreciation always…
Limited Tickets Available to see Bob James and Dave Koz
Thursday, March 13Traverse City MI | The Alluvion
SOLD OUT!
Saturday, March 15Mesa AZ | Mesa Arts Center
Saturday, March 22Chicago IL | Studebaker Theater
TICKETSTuesday, March 25Minneapolis MN | The Parkway
TICKETSTuesday, April 1Seattle WA | Dimitriou's Jazz Alley
TICKETSPre-Order the new album today!
Enhance your listening experience! Every CD purchase includes a limited-edition poster and a bonus track you can only hear on the CD.
Just Us Signed CD
Limited-time sale for all Pre-Orders and the first week of release.
PRE-ORDER ONLY. Orders will begin shipping on March 7, 2025
$14.99
$19.99
Just Us CD
Limited-time sale for all Pre-Orders and the first week of release.
PRE-ORDER ONLY. Orders will begin shipping on March 7, 2025
$9.99
$14.99
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BobJames.com | DaveKoz.com
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❤️🎷MICHAEL LINGTON
New Release February 28
On the Scene Message
https://youtube.com/shorts/7zBnr07qRE8?si=l0uZizEGQxaCdyjA
On the Scene - Fantastic Video
https://youtu.be/X2f6806Cb80?si=xKqs2xmFeqtsHuyN
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❤️🎹BRIAN CULBERTSON
Pre-Order Triology Tour - Detroit www.brianculbertson.com
https://youtu.be/eeBYxQ_TkJ0?si=8sFDI7-CeMyRSgLl
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🏆🏆GRAMMY AWARD WINNERS February 2, 2025 🏆Jazz Instrumental Album
Remembrance
❤️Chick Corea, Béla Fleck award accepted by Chick Corea's daughter
🏆Urban Contemporary Album
So Glad to Know You
❤️Avery Sunshine
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFl4lQRSWhK/?igsh=MW9wa3gxbm0wZ2xzMw==
❤️Grammy moment honoring the memory of Quincy Jones. Herbie Hancock and Cynthia Erivo:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFvXejMCmPu/?igsh=MTBtOXBjamk2dm01aw=
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❤️😪PLEASE HOLD A SPECIAL PLACE IN YOUR HEART FOR JEFF LORBER and donate to GoFundMe here:
https://www.lorber.com
HE AND HIS FAMILY HAVE LOST EVERYTHING, HOME AND STUDIO AT PACIFIC PALISADES, CA
He and his family are safe.
❤️🎹🎶JEFF LORBER RELEASED HIS NEW SINGLE, TEARDROPS IN THE RAIN (FOR SHELLEY) AND ALBUM - PLEASE SUPPORT THIS WONDERFUL SOOTHING NEW MUSIC. Purchase CD or through streaming services his new album ELEVATE.
https://www.lorber.com
❤️From Dave Koz on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEoQYSsJ5WW/?igsh=MWFpbzJqOHg3c2pzNg==
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🔥😪The GRAMMY family is deeply saddened by the horrific and destructive wildfires taking place in our beloved Southern California – a place that many within our music community call home.
As the devastation unfolds, the Recording Academy and MusiCares have launched the Los Angeles Fire Relief Effort to support music creators and professionals impacted by the crisis, making a pledge of $1 million to kick off the efforts.
Let's rally together and help those who create the soundtracks of our lives at a time when they need us most. Thousands of families continue to be evacuated and displaced with no home to return to, and your donation can make all the difference in providing solace and comfort to the Angelenos impacted by this devastating natural disaster.
❤️❤️DONATE: https://donor.musicares.org/page/lafirerelief
"The entire GRAMMY family is shocked and deeply saddened by the situation that is unfolding in Los Angeles. The music community is being so severely impacted but we will come together as an industry to support one another. Our organizations exist to serve music people because music is a powerful force for good in the world, and we hope the broader industry will now rally to this cause."
— Harvey Mason jr., Recording Academy CEO
"We expect the disaster relief efforts in Los Angeles to be extraordinary, if even just on the basis of how many music people have lost their homes in the last day. MusiCares is always committed to ensuring that music professionals are supported in times of crisis, and we ask for the larger community to donate for those in need at this dire time."
— Laura Segura, Executive Director of MusiCaresSupport For Those In Need
If you've been directly impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires, we want to help. Here are immediate resources for those in critical need.
MusiCares Assistance
For many in the music community, disasters like this can disrupt even the most basic needs. MusiCares is here to provide support. If you or someone you know in the music industry is affected by these wildfires, please reach out by emailing musicaresrelief@musicares.org or calling 1-800-687-4227.
Disaster Resources And Information Through LA County
For updated information about evacuations, road closures, emergency resources and free shelter through Airbnb, visit the 211LA website.
Find A Shelter
The Red Cross is operating emergency shelters throughout the greater Los Angeles area. To access a shelter, visit the Red Cross website.
Uber
Residents in Los Angeles County who've been ordered to vacate their homes can get a credit from Uber to get to an evacuation site. The $40 will only be valid for trips to an active shelter and by using the code WILDFIRE25.
Lyft
Lyft announced it will be offering $25 vouchers, valid for two trips, to 500 customers from now until midnight on Jan. 15. Use the code CAFIRERELIEF25 to get the promotion.
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❤️ BOB JAMES with Granddaughter AVA
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFvjymiyHpR/?igsh=MWhlYmwxZGt6d2QzMg==
❤️BRIAN CULBERTSON ON ILLINOIS FLOAT AT ROSE BOWL PARADE January 1, 2025🎶🎹❤️
Quite an honor for him to represent the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois👏👏
https://youtu.be/SsBRXhZyBzs?si=AdG1Cd-g6jzzGCFh
❤️PLUS ANOTHER GREAT HONOR - GERALD ALBRIGHT🎶❤️🎷
"I was honored to do the National Anthem at Ball Arena for the Denver Nuggets/Golden State Warriors game on Dec. 3rd! It's still a rush to play for 20k people! Video credit: Everett Moore#geraldalbright #like #share #follow
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AwRUEqHjj/
❤️RECENT VIDEO❤️
WOW "Peter Gunn" new rendition for Henry Mancini's 100th Birthday includes 🎶🎹❤️Herbie Hancock on piano.
Quincy Jones, John Williams and Herbie Hancock record a rendition of Henry Mancini's "Peter Gunn" in honor of the composer's 100th birthday.https://youtu.be/8dkwpHoDpXA?si=86DePqmz6AZQMu4S
❤️NEW SINGLES OUT❤️
🎶AUTOMATIC 🎶 Collaboration between Dave Koz🎷/ Adam Hawley🎸
www.davekoz.com and www.adamhawley.com
🎶ON THE SCENE🎶
Michael Lington 🎷
www.michaellington.com
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🎶🎷❤️DAVE KOZ
🛳 Check his website at www.davekoz.com for 2025 cruise info. INCREDIBLE artists and musicians who'll be joining the Summer 2025 Iceland-Norway-Netherlands cruise in June!"!
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❤️🎤Kat Hawley's First Album Available Everywhere X-IX-VIII featuring Adam Hawley, Steve Cole, Greg Manning and Judah Sealy
❤️🎸JONATHAN BUTLER
www.jonathanbutler.com
was live at the Birchmere.
Jonathan Butler is a singer-songwriter and guitarist who leads a life few can imagine. Born in South Africa under the shadow of apartheid and raised in poverty, Butler was the first non-white artist to be played on South African radio and appear on national television. Though his musical abilities would take him away from the world he grew up in, Jonathan would neither forget the plight of his fellow South Africans, nor the man that led them to freedom. It is for this reason Nelson Mandela credits Butler's music as having inspired him during his imprisonment. In more ways than one, Jonathan Butler is representative of South Africa.
Jonathan's story begins at a very young age when his father presented him with a homemade one-string guitar. Little did his father realize that he was giving way to a musical phenomenon. From then on, Jonathan's musical gifts grew by leaps and bounds. In his early teens Butler won a local talent contest, affording him the opportunity to perform with a touring musical company throughout South Africa. On occasion he would perform at lavish concert halls for whites only, where he would not be allowed to use the bathroom, and the very next night he would perform in a dilapidated local township. Ultimately, his ticket to a new life was music.
At thirteen, Jonathan's talents caught the eyes and ears of the British record producer Clive Caulder. He was signed to Caulder's Jive Records and the rest is history. Jonathan's first single broke down racial barriers becoming the first song by a black artist played by white radio stations in South Africa and won the South African equivalent to a GRAMMY®.
His commitment to his craft came to fruition with his self-titled debut album, which received a GRAMMY® nomination for the pop hit "Lies." An instrumental "Going Home" earned him another GRAMMY® nomination and the mid-tempo ballad "Sarah, Sarah" confirmed Butler's place in popular music.
However, to Jonathan Butler, success is measured on a higher plane. A religious and spiritual man, Butler dedicates his life to being a devoted father and grandfather, and a caring citizen to his homeland, South Africa. And in spite of all the hardships, Jonathan Butler has an air of playfulness and quiet resilience that is easily visible in his passionate performances.
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🎷🎷🎷THREE GREAT SAXPHONE PLAYER RELEASES IN 2024🎷🎷🎷
❤️🎷KIRK WHALUM 🎷❤️EPIC COOL
www.kirkwhalum.com
Saxophone icon Kirk Whalum blasts off with his highly-anticipated new album Epic Cool, an electrifying collection of original grooves. Teaming up with producer Greg Manning (Keb’ Mo’, Herb Alpert, 2x GRAMMY® nominee, composer/collaborator on 10 #1 Billboard hits), Whalum focuses on his songwriting to craft an album that’s passionate and spirited on a monumental scale, but with his trademark soul. From danceable hits like “Bah-De-Yah!” to melodic, sultry jams (Whalum calls “Pillow Talk” the strongest song he’s written in 20 years), Epic Cool weaves a musical story that has wide, cross-genre appeal. Get ready to groove, because Epic Cool is anything but ordinary.
PLUS read this sweet post on Instagram from his taleted bass guitar player son, KYLE WHALUM (plays on Kelly Clarkson show, on the Voice and for Katy Perry).
https://www.instagram.com/kylewhalum?igsh=cXljYXExNmx4enp5
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❤️🎷GERALD ALBRIGHT G-STREAM 3 - FULL THROTTLE EP OUT NOW
www.geraldalbright.com
❤️🎷G-Stream and G-Stream 2 - Turn It Up❤️🎷 G-Stream 3 - Full Throttle ❤️🎷
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❤️🎷ANDREW NEU
Keep It Real a new single https://www.andrewneu.com/
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SUPPORT THESE LONGSTANDING STREAMING SHOWS (when they aren't touring)
🎷MICHAEL LINGTON
❤️STAGEIT
🎹 BRIAN CULBERTSON
❤️THE HANG
MICHAEL LINGTON❤️ (sax) 🎷🎷🎷 on Stageit stageit.com/MichaelLington or www.michaellington.com on many Sundays. Check his website.
Pay what you can.
He is on tour:
https://g.co/kgs/r16ApXm
BRIAN CULBERTSON ❤️ (piano)🎹The Hang on YouTube on many Friday Nights www.brianculbertson.com.
He is on tour: brian culbertson tour https://g.co/kgs/kq3kCHZ
❤️Halloween October 31, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/live/-tDGpnS-95k?si=Wyl_XrtxLDvgrZab
❤️WATCH BELOW BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE SHOW TO THE LATE DAVID SANBORN MAY 17, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/live/tarxusFbOvs?si=lJ-pedwB30AW5Pbe
PLUS see more under OBITUARIES.
Please tip Brian for The Hang shows through CashApp, Venmo or PayPal or Join his Hang Club and hear him Monday and Wednesdays too!
Checkout their websites for more info because they frequently go on tour.
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❤️ADAM HAWLEY🎸 ANNOUNCEMENT
Your home for fresh new sounds:
MBF Entertainment Records
Adam is excited to announce the expansion of his label MBF Entertainment https://www.mbfentertainment.com/
Check his website for 2024 tour dates.
https://www.adamhawley.com/
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✨️ACADEMY CENTER FOR THE ARTS LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA ✨️ (In person only)
www.academycenter.org
✨️KEYSTONE KORNER BALTIMORE,MD✨️
Live and Streaming www.keystonekornerbaltimore.com
This is a wonderful venue, and they have been streaming great jazz for years. Stream for only $15 + a small fee!
❤️🎹ALEX BUGNON- February 28
New York-based pianist Alex Bugnon has been a prolific force, an energetic musician, composer and bandleader on the contemporary music scene for almost three decades. Jazz Times calls his work a "unique mix of visceral rhythm and blues and heady modern romance with a notable absence of smooth jazz clichés."
❤️🎸STANLEY JORDAN - August 2
In a career that took flight in 1985 with commercial and critical acclaim, guitar virtuoso Stanley Jordan has consistently displayed a chameleonic musical persona of openness, imagination, versatility and maverick daring. Be it bold reinventions of classical masterpieces or soulful explorations through pop-rock hits, to blazing straight ahead jazz forays and ultramodern improvisational works-solo or with a group-Jordan can always be counted on to take listeners on breathless journeys into the unexpected.
Past shows included: PIECES OF A DREAM❤️ KIRK WHALUM❤️(sax) ALEX BUGNON❤️(piano) STANLEY CLARKE❤️(guitar) BRIAN SIMPSON❤️(piano), WALTER BEASLEY ❤️(sax), MARCUS JOHNSON❤️(piano), ARTURO SANDOVAL❤️(trumpet), YELLOWJACKETS❤️, TAKE 6❤️, HOUSTON PEARSON ❤️(sax), GREGG KARUKAS❤️ (piano) & PAUL BROWN❤️ (guitar)
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✨️THE BIRCHMERE✨️
www.birchmere.com
Alexandria, VA
If you live in the Northern Virginia area, this is a great venue! (no streaming, in person only)
🎷❤️Walter Beasley - May 31
❤️Hiroshima - July 21
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✨️TIN PAN✨️
https://tinpanrva.com/
If you live in the Richmond Virginia area, this is another great venue!
(dinner and show)
