3 days ago
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Jazz star turns tarmac delay into viral in-flight concert ahead of Napa show
A flight delay turned into an impromptu concert this week when jazz saxophonist Dave Koz and his band, stranded aboard a plane, treated fellow passengers to a surprise performance.
Koz, a Grammy-nominated artist set to perform in Napa as part of the Blue Note Summer Sessions at the Meritage Resort on Friday, August 15, was en route from St. Louis to Seattle with his Summer Horns 2025 tour when their flight was diverted to Boise, Idaho, due to mechanical issues.
As they waited for repairs on the Boise tarmac, Koz and his bandmates Marcus Anderson, Jeff Bradshaw, Leo P, Evan Taylor and Marcel Anderson broke out their horns and launched into a spirited rendition of Stevie Wonder's 'Haven't Done Nothing.'
The performance, captured on video by Anderson, quickly went viral.
'Delay after delay after delay… frustrations turned into fun,' Anderson wrote in the caption. 'We pulled out our horns and brought smiles bright as the sun! Summer Horns turned a flight into a front row concert — because when you feel it, you play it.'
Within 24 hours, the clip had garnered over 2.5 million views across Instagram and Facebook.
'This is your captain speaking. This flight has been rerouted to Funkytown. The seatbelt sign is off and you are hereby required to get out your seat and dance!' one person wrote in the comments. Another noted, 'Love this!! And everyone is actually enjoying themselves. That's the power of music!'
Koz's career spans more than three decades with regular stints at venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and the Hollywood Bowl.
