text: In 2018, Koz collaborated with guitarist and regular Vulfpeck contributor, Cory Wong, on two tracks, "The Optimist" and "Friends at Sea". The two collaborated again in 2021 for the album The Golden Hour, including the single "Today".
  In 2022, Koz collaborated with singer-songwriter Ben Rector on the track "Supernatural" from Rector's album The Joy of Music.
  Personal life
  In an April 2004 interview with The Advocate, Koz came out publicly as gay. He has been a resident of Sausalito, California since 1990.
  DiscographySolo studio albumsDave Koz (1990)
  Lucky Man (1993)
  Off the Beaten Path (1996)
  December Makes Me Feel This Way (1997)
  The Dance (1999)
  A Smooth Jazz Christmas (2001)
  Golden Slumbers: A Father's Lullaby (2002)
  Saxophonic (2003)
  Golden Slumbers: A Father's Love (2005)
  At the Movies (2007)
  Memories of a Winter's Night (2007)
  Hello Tomorrow (2010)
  Ultimate Christmas (2011)
  Dave Koz and Friends: Summer Horns (2013)
  Rest (2014)
  Dave Koz & Friends: The 25th of December (2014)
  Dave Koz and Friends: 20th Anniversary Christmas (2017)
  Dave Koz and Friends: Summer Horns II From A to Z (2018)
  Gifts of the Season (2019)
  A New Day (2020)
  A Romantic Night In (The Love Songs Album) (2021)with Cory Wong'''The Golden Hour'' (2021)