SMOOTH CHRISTMAS: Dave Koz returns to San Jose behind his latest album, 'Dave Koz and Friends 20th Anniversary Christmas.'

Saxophonist Dave Koz has played with everyone from Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder, to Celine Dion, U2, and Burt Bacharach. And if you’ve ever wanted to get in on a little Koz-play, the City National Civic is the place for you this week. For the past past years, Koz has helped people ring in the holidays every December with a special set of seasonal tunes. This year, to celebrate the event’s 20th anniversary, the nine-time Grammy nominee reassembles his original holiday quartet of pianist David Benoit, guitarist Peter White and trumpeter Rick Braun.

Dave Koz
Thu, 8pm, $55+
City National Civic, San Jose