KOZ PLAY: Dave Koz's annual Christmas show has become a highlight of the South Bay holiday season.

Christmas music is good! I normally try to avoid injecting such controversial takes into this paper, but it needs to be said. While the detractors of Christmas music are sometimes deafening in their criticism, I sleep well at night knowing that I’m on the same team as Dave Koz. The saxophone virtuoso doesn’t just “make Christmas albums.” This nine-time Grammy nominee has made Christmas music a pillar of his three-decade musical career. Fresh off the heels of his 2021 release The Golden Hour, Koz is in peak form as he brings his campaign of Christmas (and Chanukah!) cheer with him to San Jose Civic.

Dave Koz + Friends
Thu, 8pm, $57.50+
San Jose Civic, San Jose