Bob James & Dave Koz: Just Us
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
6:30 pm Doors // 7:30 pm Music
All Ages
$99 ($118.85 w. taxes/fees) Premium Seating
$89 ($107.31 w. taxes/fees) Preferred Reserved Seating
$79 ($95.77 w. taxes/fees) Advance General Admission // $89 ($102 w. taxes/fees) At The Door
Ticket purchases are final and non-refundable
Facebook RSVP
An intimate evening of songs and stories with two living legends of instrumental music — Bob James & Dave Koz — in support of their brand new unprecedented duet album, Just Us. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to catch two jazz greats together on The Parkway stage!
From his first days in Marshall, Missouri, the music of Bob James has captivated audiences throughout the world. Discovered by Quincy Jones at the Notre Dame Jazz Festival in 1963, James recorded his first solo album, Bold Conceptions, that same year for Mercury Records. More than 60 albums and innumerable awards would follow through the nearly six decades (and counting) of this icon’s renowned musical career. While Grammy®-winning musician and pioneering jazz pianist and composer is recognized as one of the progenitors of smooth jazz, his music has also had a profound effect on the history of hip hop. Two of James’ songs — “Nautilus” from 1974’s One and “Take Me to the Mardi Gras” from 1975’s Two — are among the most sampled in hip hop history. The career of Bob James is truly long, varied, and continues to evolve at every turn.
In a recording career that spans nearly three decades, saxophonist Dave Koz has racked up an astoundingly impressive array of honors and achievements: nine GRAMMY® nominations, 11 No. 1 albums on Billboard’s Current Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, numerous world tours, 13 sold-out Dave Koz & Friends At Sea cruises, performances for multiple U.S. presidents, a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and appearances on a multitude of television shows, including Good Morning America, The View, The Tonight Show, Entertainment Tonight, and more. A Platinum-selling artist, Koz is also known as a humanitarian, entrepreneur, radio host, and instrumental music advocate. In 2023, he was the recipient of the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.