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Dave Koz, Starlight Children's Foundation Ambassador

Dave Koz has been a global ambassador for Starlight Children’s Foundation for over 25 years. As he heads out on his annual Dave Koz & Friends' 22 date holiday tour on Nov.

Dave Koz, Starlight Children's Foundation Ambassador

By Nick Krewen

Dave Koz has been a global ambassador for Starlight Children’s Foundation for over 25 years. As he heads out on his annual Dave Koz & Friends' 22 date holiday tour on Nov. 29 — featuring Melissa Manchester, Jonathan Butler, Michael Lington and Chris Walker — the Grammy-nominated sax man will be delivering US$200,000 worth of virtual reality headsets to Starlight-affiliated children’s hospitals.


“I won’t be delivering them all of them in person, due to the tour schedule,” Koz, the popular smooth jazz artist and SIRIUS-FM radio host, tells Samaritanmag over the phone recently while driving in Los Angeles. “We have enough to provide 100 of these VR headsets with state of the art technology into 100 children’s hospitals across the United States. That’s something I’m extremely proud of and honoured to be able to be a part of.”

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The donation comes courtesy of the silent auction held annually at the Dave Koz & Friends at Sea cruises, where fans pay between $1950 and $5900 U.S (minus airfare) to hang out with Koz and his musical guests for a week of concerts on the ocean. Destinations have included such locales as Greece, the Caribbean, Alaska, Spain, and their 2019 destination, Australia.

— Continue reading Nick Krewen's interview with Dave Koz online at Samaritanmag.

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Les Cowboys Fringants Debut ‘Merci ben!’ on the Billboard Canada AC Airplay Chart

The track from the Quebec band enters at No. 30 over a year after its release, picking up steam on the radio airwaves. Ariane Moffatt's “Jouer” also reaches a new peak, marking the second consecutive week with two charting French songs.

French-language music makes its mark on the Canadian charts this week.

Les Cowboys Fringants have made their latest Billboard debut with their song “Merci ben!” which arrives at No. 30 on the Canada AC chart for May 10. The country-folk track finds the band thanking its fans while reminiscing on its beginnings and milestones, from playing small bars to sold-out arenas. The track’s title is Quebec jargon for “Thank you very much!”

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