January 27, 2025

BOB JAMES AND DAVE KOZ ANNOUNCE “JUST US” TOUR – AN INTIMATE EVENING OF SONGS AND STORIES

**The Pair’s Forthcoming Duet Album, Just Us, Scheduled For Release On March 7**

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Bob James (left) and Dave Koz (right)

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Bob James and Dave Koz will be touring the U.S. together this spring. The two living legends of instrumental music will perform on piano and saxophone respectively in an intimate evening of songs and stories. The “Just Us” tour takes its name from their forthcoming duet album, Just Us, scheduled for release on March 7 via Just Koz Entertainment.

The two artists recorded the album in James’ hometown of Traverse City, MI – and that’s where they’ll kick off the tour, headlining The Alluvion on March 13. The “Just Us” tour will include a show at Lincoln Center in New York City on March 20 and wrap up on April 1 at Seattle’s Jazz Alley. See below for itinerary.

“Recording this album with Bob James was one of the greatest life (and music) experiences for me – I learned so much from this treasure of a man,” says Dave Koz. “This duet project is just acoustic piano and saxophone, in all their raw beauty. Talk about being vulnerable! But with Bob at the piano, all concern goes away…like playing on a bed of clouds. I can’t wait to perform these songs with him in front of a live audience.”

“This is a totally unplugged and, as partner Dave points out, vulnerable set,” Bob James adds. “Both he and I have had the good fortune to record many times with great rhythm sections and sophisticated production. This time out all that is stripped away, and it’s just us. We hope the intimacy of these musical one-to-one conversations conveys the spirit we both felt. It was a unique opportunity for me to collaborate and be inspired by the passionate romanticism of my duo partner.”

BOB JAMES * DAVE KOZ "JUST US" TOUR

3/13 – Traverse City, MI – The Alluvion

3/15 – Mesa, AZ – Mesa Arts Center

3/20 – New York, NY – Lincoln Center

3/22 – Chicago, IL – Studebaker Theatre

3/25 – Minneapolis, MN – The Parkway

4/1 – Seattle, WA – Jazz Alley

About Bob James:

Originally from Marshall, Missouri, two-time GRAMMY winner Bob James (b.1939) has enjoyed a tremendously varied career, characterized by many fascinating twists and turns. To some, he’s a hip-hop icon because samples of his music played a pivotal role in the foundation of rap, while to others, he’s the godfather of smooth jazz.

After being discovered by Quincy Jones at the Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival in 1962, James made his mark at producer Creed Taylor’s CTI label in the 1970s when he was the architect of an innovative new sound that fused jazz with classical music and funk. James’s music found a broader audience in 1978 after his track “Angela” was used as the theme to the popular U.S. TV sitcom, “Taxi.” He also ran his record label, Tappan Zee Records, for many years, has released albums dedicated to classical music, and co-founded the popular and hugely successful smooth jazz group Fourplay. Now signed to international record label, evosound, Evolution Music Group, his latest album, Jazz Hands, was nominated for a GRAMMY.

About Dave Koz:

Dave Koz has racked up an astoundingly impressive array of honors and achievements: nine GRAMMY® nominations, 12 No. 1 albums on Billboard’s Current Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, numerous world tours, a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, performances for multiple U.S. presidents and, most recently, a 2023 Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

He also received the 2023 Starlight Children’s Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award. Koz, who has served as global ambassador for the Foundation for 30 years, has raised over two million dollars to date for the foundation through the Dave Koz & Friends At Sea silent auctions and his network of fans.

In over 30 years of constant touring, Koz has graced the stages of some of the most prestigious venues the world over, including Royal Albert Hall in London, Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, Carnegie Hall in New York City and various symphony orchestras across the country. Koz also headlines The Hollywood Bowl every other summer season as one of the legendary venue’s “regulars.”

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For more information on Dave Koz:

Judi Kerr, Judi Kerr Public Relations

310-477-8191

judikerr@judikerrpr.com

For more information on Bob James:

Amy Lynch, Abelardo Management

407-454-4598

Amclynch@gmail.com

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