We had the pleasure of interviewing Dave Koz before his show “Dave Koz and Friends A Smooth Jazz Christmas 2010” this week. His ‘friends’ are none other than Jonathan Butler,Brian Culbertson and Candy Dulfer. It’s a great show, you should catch it when it’s in your city. The tour schedule is below.
We learned some interesting facts like: as a teenager he worked with his father who was a doctor, traveling the world is on his bucket list, and he shares Sandi’s love of the Chocolate Chip Cookie! Dave’s sister, Roberta, started Cookies For A Koz in early 2008. Their mother, Audrey, loved to bake and everyone loved Audrey’s cookies! Audrey passed away in 2005, but Roberta has carried on her mother’s “magic” by baking the famous “Mama Koz” chocolate chip cookies and several other varieties, including oatmeal raisin, snickerdoodles and white chocolate raspberry.
The Famous Audrey Koz Chocolate Chip Cookie
1/3 cup softened butter
1/4 cup Canola oil
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 tablespoon Frangelico
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 Heath bar chopped into small pieces
1/2 to 1 cup whole pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts
Cream butter, oil, sugar, and egg until creamy. Add vanilla and Frangelico. Add baking soda to flour and add to the sugar mixture. Add chocolate chips, nuts and hath bar pieces. Drop by the teaspoonful on ungreased cookie sheet about 2” apart. Bake at 350 for about 17 minutes. Cool and remove from sheet. Makes about 25-30 cookies.
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| 12.04.10 | Chicago, IL | 8:00pm | Chicago Theatre | ||
| 12.05.10 | Columbus, OH | 7:00pm | Palace Theatre | ||
| 12.06.10 | North Bethesda, MD | 8:00pm | Strathmore Music Center | ||
| 12.07.10 | Newport News, VA | 7:30pm | Ferguson Center for the Arts | ||
| 12.09.10 | El Paso, TX | TBA | Plaza Theatre Performing Arts Center | ||
| 12.10.10 | San Diego, CA | 8:00pm | Balboa Theatre | ||
| 12.11.10 | San Francisco, CA | 8:00pm | Nob Hill Masonic Center | ||
| 12.12.10 | Palm Desert, CA | 7:00pm | McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts | ||
| 12.14.10 | Santa Rosa, CA | 8:00pm | Wells Fargo Center for the Arts | ||
| 12.15.10 | Sacramento, CA | 7:30pm | Radisson Hotel | ||
| 12.16.10 | Mesa, AZ | 7:30pm | Mesa Arts Center/Ikeda Theater | ||
| 12.17.10 | Cerritos, CA | 8:00pm | Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts | ||
| 12.18.10 | Cerritos, CA | 8:00pm | Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts | ||
| 12.19.10 | Los Angeles, CA | 7:30pm | Nokia Theatre L.A. Live | ||
| 12.20.10 | Modesto, CA | 7:30pm | Gallo Center for the Arts | ||