Koz Go Gay |

Contents:

• JAZZ: GAY MEN JAZZ
• THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
• KOZ GO GAY
• THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
• THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985

JAZZ: GAY MEN JAZZ

For 15 years, before g out publicly as gay an 2004 terview wh The Advote, renowned jazz saxophonist Dave Koz thought dog so was the ultimate gamble: riskg his reer, fans, and rerd sal orr to live as his te to his surprise, the acclaimed mician received an credible rponse after g out.

Growg up as a gay kid the '70s, Koz says there wasn't anyone he uld talk to about fdg his inty. I know that at our shows we're playg to both Democrats and Republins, but the whole dience is a meltg pot -- gay-straight, young-old, all different rac. The people are very good-lookg, and Barcelona is very vibrant and very gay.

THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985

Koz Go Gay.

KOZ GO GAY

07Easy-listeng superstar Dave Koz cid to expose his homosexualy last. When he publicly me out 2004, he beme one of the world’s most famo openly gay micians to boot. As a 54-year-old sgle gay man, how do your approach to love and relatnships differ om when you were younger?

I grew up like most gay kids a stranger my own fay. It’s one thg to e out as gay, ’s another thg altogether to e out as grey. What are your favore vatn spots for a slightly bched gay time and a more romantic trip, rpectively?

THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985

Another place that’s awome is Barcelona, a fantastic and very gay cy. Cape Town: you wouldn’t necsarily thk of as a gay mec, yet is.

THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985

I jt me back om Honolulu, and ’s very gay-centric and fun wh lots of great nightlife.

met David Mixner, the veteran gay rights activist, and.