Pictures

Concerts

Dave Koz Smooth Jazz Christmas 2001
Second row seats at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, November 29, 2001. Dave Koz, Rick Braun, David Benoit, Brenda Russell, and Peter White.

Kenny Loggins - May 7, 2003
Third row seats at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, May 7, 2003.

Dave Koz Summer Tour, August 30, 2004
Ironstone Winery, in the General Admission Section (on the lawn). Got near the stage on the side where people were dancing. Dave Koz, Jonathan Butler, Rick Braun, Wayman Tisdale.

Herman's Hermits, September 6, 2004
Free concert put on by the Conejo Recreation & Park District.

R 'n' R, August 2008
First row at the Hyatt Westlake Village, August 16, 2008. WMV slide show created with Photo Story 3 for Windows. This is a rather large WMV file (4MB) and make take a bit to load.

Sax Pack, June 27, 2009
Second row at Thornton Winery in Temecula, CA. I won 2 free tickets. WMV slide show created with Photo Story 3 for Windows (6MB file).

Dave Koz & Brian Culbertson, Diana Krall, August 16, 2009
First row at Ironstone Winery in Murphys, CA. They didn't allow cameras , so I took some pictures with my cell phone. Sorry, these pictures are really bad!

Stevie Wonder - House Full of Toys Benefit - December 18, 2010
5th row at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles. Stevie Wonder "and friends" (mostly his friends though). The better pictures are towards the end of the slide show. Even though video cameras were not allowed, I found some videos that people uploaded to YouTube:

Stevie Wonder & Janelle Monáe - you can see the back of my head in this one! (Look for the blonde just below the piano leg.)
My Cherie Amour & Until You Come Back To Me - same as above by a different photographer.
Boogie On Reggae Woman
Sir Duke - this guy got some good quality videos.
Higher Ground - the same person took this...
Superstition - ... and this (the last song of the evening)
Superstition and crowd - closer up to the stage.
Superstition - yet another video, with a little musical lead-in.
Other artists:
Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds

Dave Koz "Kozy Christmas" - December 19, 2010
Third row at the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, but it felt like the first row! No one was sitting in front of me. The first few pics are a little blurry but they get better. Here are some videos of the same concert at different locations:

Atlanta, Georgia - November 27, 2010 - This is a long 14-minute video, but has clips from a lot of songs (although the photographer liked to let his camera wander a bit...)
Atlanta, Georgia - November 27, 2010 - Oh Holy Night - Jonathan Butler.
Radisson Hotel - December 15, 2010 - Lily Was Here - Candy Dulfer and Randy Jacobs
Radisson Hotel - December 15, 2010 - White Christmas - Dave Koz
Chicago - White Christmas - Dave Koz
Radisson Hotel - December 15, 2010 - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Dave Koz, Candy Dulfer, Brian Culbertson, Jonathan Butler
Radisson Hotel - December 15, 2010 - You Gotta Believe - Jonathan Butler
Dave and Candy - Battle of the Sexes - Video is kind of small, but you can hear the music well.
Dave, Candy and Brian get funky! Near the end of the concert.
Nokia Theatre - December 19, 2010 - Jingle Bells - Brian Culbertson, Dave Koz, Jonathan Butler.
That's Life, and Always Remember - Brian Culbertson

Rick Braun with Michael Paulo - May 6, 2011
At the La Quinta Resort near Palm Springs. "VIP" seating, table 6 near the front. "Grooves in the Grove" at http://www.laquintaresort.com/grooves/

Jazz Festivals

94.7 The Wave's Hyatt Newporter Jazz Festival, May 2003
May 17th & 18th, 2003. General seating on the grass. Freddie Ravel, Steve Oliver, Chris Botti, Gregg Karukas, Jonathan Butler, Gerald Albright, Fourplay, Bobby Caldwell, Mindi Abair, Chris Standring, Euge Groove, George Duke, Kirk Whalum, Norman Brown, Rick Braun.

Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Jazz Festival, May 2004
May 14, 15, 16, 2004. Joyce Cooling, Mindi Abair, Greg Adams, Bob Baldwin, Marion Meadows, Brenda Russell, Steve Oliver, Groovin' for Grover (Gerald Albright, Richard Elliot, Paul Taylor, Jeff Lorber), Grady Nichols, Sax Pack (Kim Waters, Steve Cole, Jeff Kashiwa), Michael Lington, Peter White, Guitars & Saxes (Warren Hill, Marc Antoine, Euge Groove, Jeff Golub).

Old Pasadena JazzFest, July 2004
July 17, 2004. Nestor Torres, Alex Bugnon, Blake Aaron, Mindi Abair, Kenny Lattimore, Chante' Moore, Richard Elliot, Praful, Lee Ritenour, Gerald Albright.

Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Jazz Festival, May 2005
May 13, 14, 15, 2005. This is the first year I bought myself a VIP pass and sat near the stage on Saturday and Sunday. Paul Taylor, Down to the Bone (Shiltz), Steve Oliver, Brian Culbertson, David Sanborn, Michael Lington, Euge Groove, Wayman Tisdale, Jeff Golub, Mindi Abair, Warren Hill, Peter White, Jonathan Butler.

Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Jazz Festival, May 2006
May 19, 20, 21, 2006. First row, VIP section. First year that mom and sister joined me. Euge Groove, Steve Oliver, Mindi Abair, Lance Abair, Najee, Brian Culbertson, Eric Darius, Keven Toney, Nils, Rick Braun, Gregg Karukas, Rendezvous All Star (Jonathan Butler, Wayman Tisdale, Kirk Whalum, Brian Simpson, Bobby Caldwell, Guitars & Saxes (Gerald Albright, Richard Elliot, Jeff Golub, Peter White).

Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Jazz Festival, May 2007
May 18, 19, 20, 2007. First row, VIP section. Richard Elliot, Euge Groove (Meet & Greet), Poncho Sanchez, Euge Groove, Soul Express (Chris Standring, Everette Harp, Jody Watley), Boney James, Peter White with Michael Paulo, Eric Darius, Hiroshima, Guitars & Saxes (Gerald Albright, Kirk Whalum, Jeff Golub, Tim Bowman), Jeffrey Osborne, Jonathan Butler (with his daughter).

Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Jazz Festival, May 2008
May 16, 17, 18, 2008, front row, VIP section. Mindi Abair, Sax Pack (Jeff Kashiwa, Steve Cole, Kim Waters), The Rippingtons, Bobby Caldwell, R 'n' R (Rick Braun, Richard Elliot), Wayman Tisdale, Jesse Cook, Euge Groove, Norman Brown's Summer Storm (with Chante' Moore, Alex Bugnon, Paul Taylor), Guitars & Saxes (Gerald Albright, Peter White, Jeff Lorber, Jeff Golub), Brian Culbertson.

Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Jazz Festival, May 2009
May 15, 16, 17, 2009, row O, VIP section. See also www.summerjazzseries.com/festival.php for more info. Sax Pack (Jeff Kashiwa, Kim Waters, and Eric Marienthal subbing for Steve Cole), Nick Colionne, Warren Hill, Rick Braun, Richard Elliot, Jonathan Butler, Dave Koz, Peabo Bryson, Tim Bowman, Candy Dulfer (with Mindi Abair & Jessy J), Guitars & Saxes (Jessy J, Jeff Lorber, Jeff Golub, Euge Groove), Jeffrey Osborne, Peter White, Mindi Abair, Pat Prescott (from 94.7 The Wave).

Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Jazz Festival, May 2010
May 14, 15, 16, 2010, row G, VIP section.
Gentlemen of the Night (Marion Meadows, Paul Taylor, & Warren Hill), Eric Darius, Bobby Caldwell, R'n'R (Rick Braun and Richard Elliot), Boney James, Brian Culbertson, Trombone Shorty, Euge Groove, Spyro Gyra, Dave Koz (with Randy Jacobs, Brian Simpson, David Benoit, Jeff Golub, and Kirk Whalum), Guitars & Saxes (Peter White, Gerald Albright, Kirk Whalum, & Jeff Golub).

Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Jazz Festival, May 2011
May 13, 14, 15, 2011, row G, VIP section.
Euge Groove & Mindi Abair, Down to the Bone, Gentlemen of the Night (Marion Meadows, Paul Taylor, Warren Hill), Jazz Attack (Peter White, Rick Braun, Gerald Albright), Jeffrey Osborne, Summer Jam (Norman Brown, Richard Elliot), Brian Simpson & Shilts, Sax Pack (Jeff Kashiwa, Steve Cole, Kim Waters), Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Dave Koz, Vincent Ingala, Cindy Bradley, Soul of Summer (Jonathan Butler, Eric Darius, Maysa).