Dave Koz to perform in five cities in Indonesia

JAKARTA (JP): Contemporary jazz star Dave Koz will perform in five cities in Indonesia for the next week following his performance on Friday in Bogor, the shows' organizer A Mild Live Production said.

The American saxophonist is scheduled to perform in Yogyakarta on Sunday, Bandung (West Java) on Monday, Surabaya (East Java) on Wednesday) and Semarang (Central Java) on April 24. He will perform in Jakarta twice, on April 18 in the Mulia Hotel and April 23 in JAMZ music lounge.

Koz will perform songs from his latest album, The Dance with musicians Tony Maiden on guitar, Holbert Sharpe on bass, Stephen Theard on drums and Brian Simpson on the keyboard. The songs including I'm Waiting for You, Together Again, and Right by Your Side, are dedicated to the memory of his father, who died in 1997.

Dave is known for his easy-listening jazz songs including his first hits from 1990, Nothing But the Radio On and Castle of Dreams. His Faces of the Heart from the 1993 album Lucky Man was used as the theme song for popular American soap opera General Hospital and he has recorded with other musicians including Celine Dion, U2, Curtis Stigers, Phil Perry and Julio Iglesias. (das)