Smooth jazz saxophonist Dave Koz returns to Sonoma County with beloved holiday classics like “Ave Maria” and “O Holy Night,” ...

If I were to walk away from it, I wouldn’t walk away from it lightly,” Koz says of his annual Christmas tour. “I would feel ...

While the Grammys loom on Feb. 2, Koz — whose credits include playing in the bands on “The Arsenio Hall Show,” “The Pat Sajak ...

As saxophonist Dave Koz sets out on his annual holiday tour, he's also celebrating 35 years since his debut album as well as a Grammy Award nomination for his latest -- "Just Us," a collaboration with ...

It’s Dave Koz’s name atop the marquee. Yet, the acclaimed saxophonist knows that he’s not the true star of the Dave Koz & Friends Christmas Tour. “The star of the show is Christmas — the holidays,” ...

Long before becoming a world-renowned jazz saxophonist, Dave Koz was a boy growing up in the San Fernando Valley area north of Los Angeles. The admittedly nerdy kid attended Taft High School where, ...

You can tell when Christmas is near. Trees are decorated, packages are wrapped and the Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour comes to town. Saxophonist Koz brings his five-member traveling troupe, a mix ...

Twenty-five years ago, saxophonist Dave Koz and keyboardist David Benoit embarked on the first Dave Koz and Friends Christmas tour. That initial outing, born out of a period of grief for the two ...

Dave Koz and Friends were very comfortable performing at the Mission Revival-style San Jose Civic. The venue provided a festive environment for the Dave Koz and Friends' 25th Anniversary Christmas ...

Twenty-five years ago saxophonist Dave Koz launched a Christmas tour with modest expectations. Now it’s become a holiday institution. The Dave Koz & Friends show, coming to Detroit’s Music Hall Center ...