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JN: Is it true that you pray before
your shows?
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the musicians and all the people on
the crew get together and hold hands
and focus. It's a nice time before the
show because once that show starts, it
doesn't stop for 2 1/2 hours. I've
found that it's really important to have
that quiet, centering time
for us right before we go
on stage.

John Tanasychuk, Detroit Free Press, January 8th, 1999

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JN: Are you linked romantically?
DK: Currently, I am unlinked, but
that's a nice Jewish-mother question. I
would like to be a dad one day. I
could be a good dad, but not right
now. I feel I'm too selfish. My sched-
ule is full of traveling.
I don't want to be an
absentee dad. I want
to be right there rais-
ing my children.

JN: How has your work
in radio — featuring
JN: Do you have any
grown?
jazz artists
personal ties to
DK: I have a weekend
Michigan?
show that's syndicated to
DK: One of my dad's
about 100 radio stations
and mom's best
in the United States.
friends, William
That's called The Dave
Lazer, has been a mar-
"The
Dance,"
the
latest
CD
Koz Radio Show. We have
keting, business and
by
Dave
Koz
is
dedicated
to
about 25 international
finance professor at
his
mother,
Audrey.
affiliates. I also host a
Michigan State
morning show in Los
University.
He
spends
a lot of time in
Angeles that happens every day,
Florida
now,
but
I
remember
going to
Monday-Friday.
visit him quite a bit.
JN: Are you working on any record-
JN: What organizations are you
ings now?
involved with?
DK: I'm getting ready to start another
DK: I serve on the international board
record of my own as soon as the sum-
of the Starlight Foundation. I started
mer tour is over, but there's another
out very innocently with the charity,
project that's very near and dear to my
and I saw the incredible things they
heart. It's called Golden Slumbers: A
Father's Lullaby and will be out Sept. 24. do. They grant wishes to seriously and
terminally ill children around the
I'm not a father yet, but this was a
world,
and they put activity centers _
true labor of love. My order brother
into
hospitals
so these kids can have a
.
his
wife
had
a
baby
about
three
and-
brighter time.
years ago, and my sister-in-law went
My mission is to raise awareness for
out and got a bunch of lullaby records.
what
they're doing. I also have done
Every one did the exact opposite of
some
fund-raising work for the Jewish
what she hoped, so she said to my
federation
in Los Angeles. They do a
brother, "You and Dave have to go
rock
roll
party
once a year, getting
into the studio and get me some lulla-
professional
musicians
and a bunch of
bies quick."
amateur musicians together.
My brother did exactly what she
said, and a light bulb went off in my
JN: How do you relax?
head, so the concept came to be. It's
DK: I enjoy a lot of different things
super-emotional and super-beautiful, I
but nothing is quite like spending
think. It's the first record to come out
time with friends or family over food.
on our brand-new label, Rendezvous
I like to cook, and I love going out to
Records, which is being distributed
eat with friends. I've gotten into work-
through Warner Bros. People can get
ing out at the gym, and I've seen some
information about it on my Web site
results recently that make me happy. I
(wvvw.davekoz.com).
love to travel. ❑
JN: Is your brother still a professional
Dave Koz performs 7:30 p.m.
musician?
Thursday,
July 25, at the
DK: He sure is. He actually makes his
Meadow Brook Music Festival.
living recording jingles and television
$20-$42.50. (248) 377-0100.
film music and commercial music. He's
developed quite a nice career for himself.

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JN: Why did you decide to put your
mom's recipes on your Web site?
DK: I had to do it to satisfy the
legions of fans my mother has. People
know about her cooking, and she's
quite a star.