Fantastic concert! We will definitely go next year.

Concerts5 Results
- Current location
No more results on this page
About
DAVE KOZ IN CONCERT:
When Dave Koz takes the stage, all is quiet as the audience intently listens to every pure note from the seasoned saxophonist. Playing both tenor and alto sax, his fingers glide across the instrument with an ease that can't be matched. Whether he's performing chart-topping hits like "Life In the Fast Lane" and "Put the Top Down" or launching into an epic solo, Koz's grace on the woodwind instrument is exceptional, full of trills, thrills, and spontaneity during his hit-filled set lists. Dave Koz returns to the stage in 2014 for his upcoming Summer Horns tour as well as a string of highly anticipated shows with Barry Manilow.
BACKGROUND SNAPSHOT:
Starting out in his high school's jazz band, Dave Koz fell in love with the saxophone early on, deciding to pursue music full time after graduating from college. He landed on tour with Bobby Caldwell not long after and served as a studio musician in the '80s before launching his breakout solo career. Since then, Koz has released 15 studio albums — eight of which have reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Jazz chart — and four No. 1 jazz singles. Not only is the nine-time Grammy nominee a sensational saxophonist, but he's also a radio personality, television host, and philanthropist, serving as a Global Ambassador for the Starlight Children's Foundation. Koz will delight fans with his smooth jazz sounds on his upcoming tour dates.
FANS WHO BOUGHT TICKETS SAY:
"Dave Koz is such a talented musician! We watch him every year! He gets involved with the crowd and gives a spectacular concert! An unforgettable experience!!"
"Dave & company always puts on a great show. Dave's performances always leaves a smile on my face."
"The whole show was excellent. Each performer was marvelous. We've always loved Dave's music, but it is far better in person!"
Setlists
- 1.Castle of Dreams
- 2.Faces of the Heart
- 3.Highwire
- 4.Together Again
- 5.When You Wish Upon a Star
- 6.Got to Get You Into My Life (The Beatles cover)
- 7.Definition of Beautiful
- 8.The Dance (Tony Arata cover)
- 9.Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper cover) (No Band)
- 10.Barcelona
- 11.Anything's Possible
- 12.Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen cover)
- 13.You Make Me Smile
- 14.I'll Be There (The Jackson 5 cover)
- 1.Together Again
- 2.Got to Get You Into My Life (The Beatles cover)
- 3.That's the Way (I Like It) (KC and the Sunshine Band cover)
- 4.Sir Duke (Stevie Wonder cover)
- 5.Give It to Me Baby (Rick James cover)
- 1.Always There (Ronnie Laws & Pressure cover)
- 2.Dance to the Music / Celebration / Good Times / Love Train
- 3.Got to Get You Into My Life (The Beatles cover)
- 4.Family Reunion
- 5.Side by Side
- 6.Don't Get Me Wrong (I'm Grateful) (Kirk Whalum cover)
- 7.The Dance (Tony Arata cover)
- 8.Hot Fun in the Summertime (Sly & the Family Stone cover)
- 9.It Is What It Is (Vincent Ingala cover)
- 10.Coast to Coast (Vincent Ingala cover)
- 11.Blow 4U (Kirk Whalum cover)
- 12.Save the Last Dance (Mindi Abair cover)
- 13.Lucy’s (Mindi Abair cover)
- 14.You Make Me Smile
- 15.Together Again
- 16.You Haven't Done Nothin' (Stevie Wonder cover)
Encore
- 17.Cover Medley
Set 1:
- 1.Carol of the Bells (Mykola Leontovych cover)
- 2.Winter Wonderland (Richard Himber and His Orchestra cover)
- 3.It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Andy Williams cover)
- 4.Angels We Have Heard on High ([traditional] cover) (Jonathan Butler)
- 5.Joy to the World (Isaac Watts cover)
- 6.It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas (Perry Como cover)
- 7.Silver Bells (Bing Crosby cover) (Michael Lington)
- 8.This Christmas (Donny Hathaway cover) (also with Jonathan Butler)
- 9.All I Want for Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey cover) (Melissa Manchester)
- 10.Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (Harry Reser and His Orchestra cover) (also with Jonathan Butler & Michael Lington)
- 11.A Prayer for Peace
- 12.Mary Did You Know
- 13.Mornin' (Al Jarreau cover)
- 14.The Little Drummer Boy (The Trapp Family Singers cover) (Jonathan Butler)
- 15.Theme From Ice Castles (Through the Eyes of Love) / Midnight Blue / Don't Cry Out Loud
- 16.Silverlining
Set 2:
- 17.Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Gene Autry cover)
- 18.Jingle Bells (James Lord Pierpont cover) (Jonathan Butler & Chris Walker)
- 19.Smile (Charlie Chaplin cover) (Melissa Manchester)
- 20.O Come, O Come, Emmanuel ([traditional] cover) (Jonathan Butler & Chris Walker)
- 21.Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin cover) (with Cast)
- 22.O Holy Night (Adolphe Adam cover) (Jonathan Butler)
- 23.The Chanukah Song (Adam Sandler cover)
- 24.Let There Be More Light (Melissa Manchester)
- 25.Eight Candles (A Song for Hanukkah)
- 26.Whenever I Call You Friend (Melissa Manchester & Chris Walker)
- 27.Show Me (Michael Lington)
- 28.You Make Me Smile
- 29.Brand New Day (Jonathan Butler & Cast)
- 30.We're in This Love Together (Al Jarreau cover) (Chris Walker & Cast)
- 31.Love Train (The O’Jays cover) (Everyone)
- 1.Perfect Stranger
- 2.
- 3.Together Again (Drum / Sax duo)
- 4.All I see is you?
- 5.Stevie Wonder cover
- 6.I'm Waiting for You
- 7.Got to Get You Into My Life (The Beatles cover)
- 8.lyric Moments of history
- 9.Silver line?
Interval:
- 10.Good Foot
- 11.from latest album
- 12.Take Five (The Dave Brubeck Quartet cover)
- 13.Mornin' (Al Jarreau cover)
- 14.The Dance (Tony Arata cover)
- 15.You Make Me Smile
- 16.Party Out.
Encore
- 17.I'll Be There (The Jackson 5 cover)
- by Anonymous on 12/24/17City National Civic - San JoseRating: 5 out of 5
What a show
by JPRH on 12/24/17City National Civic - San JoseRating: 5 out of 5Class Act all the way around. The 20th anniversary holiday CD it's one of the best I've ever heard. Happy holidays
- by Anonymous on 12/24/17City National Civic - San JoseRating: 5 out of 5
Very fun evening and looking forward to next year.
Dave Koz 20th Anniversary Christmas Tour
by Oactownkid83 on 12/24/17City National Civic - San JoseRating: 5 out of 5One word: Awsome!! This was a great meeting of musicians playing their best for Christmas.
ONE OF THE BEST CONCERTS WE HAVE EVER BEEN TO !
by Peachwoodsdj on 12/24/17City National Civic - San JoseRating: 4 out of 5An all star lineup! Our favorite Christmas classics with Jazz renderings. Like hearing them for the first time. Koz, Braun, White, and Benoit played their biggest hits! The second set started with Peter White standing right beside us...in the gloom, with lites down low, plucking out the opening notes to Bueno Funk!! Pure heaven ! Benoit did the Peanuts songs, They had a dynamite gal singer, a first class back up band,,,Peter even played accordion, it was absolutely incredible, You make me smile by Koz... It wa worth every penny we spent to see and hear four of our favorites all at the same time. The music is still playing my head....
Amazing holiday concert with Dave Koz!
by GULLGIRL on 12/24/17Balboa Theatre - San DiegoRating: 5 out of 5Even though we were in the balcony, still a wonderful concert, complete w/ David Benoit, Peter White & other special guests. Non-holiday songs played and sung. $`10 CDs for sale, so that was an added bonus. Thank-you!
Dave Koz & Friends Christmas
by HipHome on 12/24/17City National Civic - San JoseRating: 5 out of 5Excellent show. Great Christmas tradition. Wonderful meet & greet. Cozy venue. Great sound mix.
Dave Koz Christmas Tour 2017 was AMAZING
by Jazzy13 on 12/24/17City National Civic - San JoseRating: 5 out of 5The 20th Anniversary show was fantastic,the performers were from the original tour in 1997,Dave always give a wonderful Christmas show,we loved it.
Dave Koz and friends were fantastic.
by gpfelt on 12/24/17City National Civic - San JoseRating: 5 out of 5Super concert with a great cast and spectacular music.
Dave Koz
by MarisaQO on 12/20/17Tilles Center Concert Hall - BrookvilleRating: 5 out of 5Great venue ! Been to a lot of Dave Koz shows, this venue by far has been the best. Location was ideal. Very easy to get to no matter where you are coming from. Hopefully, next year Dave will be returning
Fantastic Show
by Jazzn on 12/19/17Balboa Theatre - San DiegoRating: 5 out of 5Really enjoyed watching, Dave Koz, Rick Braun and Peter White, some of my favorite smooth jazz musicians. I have never seen David Benoit or Selina Albright so that was a real treat. The band was also great. What a fantastic show.
The Best Keep Getting Better
by becca60 on 12/18/17Balboa Theatre - San DiegoRating: 5 out of 5An exceptional evening with talented musicians who obviously respect and genuinely like each other. Whole new level of connection this time around...and it played well!
What an awesome show!
by CJazzFan on 12/18/17Balboa Theatre - San DiegoRating: 5 out of 5This was such a great venue, location and show. To see Dav Koz, David Benoit, Rick Braun, Peter White, AND Brian Simpson with Selina Albright singing was a mind-blowing experience. David Benoit played his Peanuts songs and a few of his hits, and each of the artists did some songs from their own catalog in addition to the Christmas songs was incredible. Loved it!
The most memorable Dave Koz Christmas concert yet
by Russcot on 12/17/17Balboa Theatre - San DiegoRating: 5 out of 5Classic performances by Dave Koz, Peter White, Rick Braun and David Benoit. It doesn't get much better than this for smooth jazz royalty.
DAVE KOZ AND FRIENDS
by APSJR on 12/17/17Balboa Theatre - San DiegoRating: 5 out of 5This concert was made memorable because of the ingredients, venue, season and five special people . They came to entertain the audience but they were the ones that were entertaining themselves. It was like witnessing a jam session, all the working parts were as one as they had fun on stage. Their energy as a group shines which is partly due to their close relationship with each other, this is what was transferred to the audience. Definitely a special night I will not forget.
poor lighting
by jdmw on 12/17/17Balboa Theatre - San DiegoRating: 1 out of 5The musicians were great that's why I bought the tickets but the event was ruined by poor lighting. Bright lights constantly flashed out into the audience especially in the balcony. It was so bright I spent half the time sitting with my eyes closed. I wasn't the only one. Others around me had their hands held up to block the bright lights and were openly complaining about how much the lights were bothering them. I have been to concerts at Balboa Theater before and never experienced anything like this before. Someone made what should have been an amazing concert very poor because of the disruptive lighting. I commented on this with people that I work with who are professionals in the field that do theatrical lighting for a living and they agreed that what I described should never have happened.
20th Year Extravaganza
by Runnerjeff on 12/17/17The Chicago Theatre - ChicagoRating: 5 out of 5Fantastic Show. Great performance by 4 veteran Smooth Jazz artists as well as a relatively new young singer. The Chicago Theater was great as usual no bad seats. We sat on the floor in the furthest right section and the view was great. One small complaint was that the lighting people set up some LED light bars facing toward mid stage behind the curtains for those sitting in the middle but those light bars were in full view and Blinding from our seats. This was pretty annoying and took away from the show as I had to spend a good deal of time looking away or with my eyes closed.
Great concert
by wjtyuiop on 12/17/17Balboa Theatre - San DiegoRating: 5 out of 5Dave Koz is a wonderful entertainer, I heard Peter white many times before, but the combination of the 4 was something very special.
Show was great fun and very entertaining
by ZydecoEd on 12/17/17Balboa Theatre - San DiegoRating: 4 out of 5This is a Christmas show with great performers and a good band. The music also included numbers that were not Christmas related, but very good and many fun numbers. The venue is very nice.
Fantastic entertainment
by slikrik1 on 12/17/17Balboa Theatre - San DiegoRating: 5 out of 5These 5 artists were on their game from the beginning to the end it was non stop. We were really sorry the time went so fast because it was another great show. If you haven't been to see Dave Koz make it a point to go.