How Much is Dave Koz Worth? Dave Koz's Assets & Salary in Net Worth 2026: Career Earnings & Assets

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What is Dave Koz's Net Worth?

Dave Koz was born on March 27, 1963 in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California to Jewish parents Audrey and Norman. He has a brother named Jeff and a sister named Roberta. After graduating from William Howard Taft High School, Koz attended UCLA, from which he earned a degree in mass communications in 1986.

Dave Koz is a saxophonist, composer, record producer, and radio and television personality who has a net worth of $6 million. Since releasing his self-titled debut album in 1990, he has had success with such albums as "Lucky Man," "The Dance," "A Smooth Jazz Christmas," "Saxophonic," and "Hello Tomorrow," racking up multiple Grammy Award nominations in the process. As a radio personality, Koz hosted "The Dave Koz Radio Show" and co-hosted "The Dave Koz Morning Show."

Signed to Capitol Records, Koz released his self-titled debut studio album in 1990. He had his commercial breakthrough with his second album, "Lucky Man," which came out in 1993 and peaked at number two on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. One of the tracks from the album, "Faces of the Heart," was subsequently used as the theme song for the television soap opera "General Hospital" from 1993 to 2004. Koz continued his success with his third studio album, "Off the Beaten Path," which came out in 1996. That was followed by "December Makes Me Feel This Way" in 1997 and "The Dance" in 1999. Koz's next album was 2001's "A Smooth Jazz Christmas," which earned him his first Grammy Award nomination, for Best Pop Instrumental Album. He earned his second Grammy Award nomination in that category for his 2003 album "Saxophonic," and a third nomination in the category for his 2007 album "At the Movies." From the latter, Koz also received a nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for his cover of "Over the Rainbow."

Koz had one of his greatest hits with his 2010 album "Hello Tomorrow," which reached number one on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and earned him yet another Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Album. In 2013, he released the collaborative album "Summer Horns" with Mindi Abair,Gerald Albright, and Richard Elliot. The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Album, the sixth of Koz's career. He continued to release various collaborative albums after that, including "The 25th of December" (2014), "20th Anniversary Christmas" (2017), and "Summer Horns II From A to Z" (2018). Koz's other albums have included "Gifts of the Season" (2019), "A New Day" (2020), and "A Romantic Night In (The Love Songs Albums)" (2021). He also released the 2021 album "The Golden Hour" with guitarist and songwriter Cory Wong.

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Just weeks after his graduation from UCLA, Koz decided to pursue a professional career in music. The stars aligned when he was recruited as a member of singer-songwriter and musicianBobby Caldwell'stour. Meanwhile, Koz served as a session musician for several rock bands, and toured withRichard Marx'sband. Originally a rock saxophonist, Koz transitioned to smooth jazz at the end of the 1980s. In 1989, he played in the house band of the short-lived late-night television talk show "ThePat SajakShow."

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