Dave Koz News

Playhouse Square will welcome unique shows to its stages this December, spanning comedy, dance, music and theatrical performances and more. 

BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB will present the 13th Annual “A Swinging Birdland Christmas” – starring vocalists Klea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso, and Billy Stritch – for six performances from Tuesday, December 20 to Sunday, December 25 at 5:30 PM.

The holidays are upon us and the best place to celebrate is at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall!

CLUB44 RECORDS released Christmas at Birdland (Deluxe Edition) in all digital and streaming platforms on Friday, November 11. The hit album has been expanded with four new tracks, including three new recordings: “Jingles the Christmas Cat”; “Old Days, Old Times, Old Friends”; and “We Need a Little Christmas.” 

Jim Caruso's Cast Party will return to the West Coast for two nights, Wednesday and Thursday, November 16 and 17 at 7pm. The 'extreme open mic' will take place at Feinstein's at Vitello's, located at 4349 Tujunga Avenue in Studio City.

Jim Caruso’s Cast Party returns to the West Coast for two nights, Wednesday and Thursday, November 16 and 17 at 7pm.  The “extreme open mic” will take place at Feinstein’s at Vitello’s, located at 4349 Tujunga Avenue in Studio City.

Join Dave Koz and Friends for a special holiday treat! The 25th Anniversary Christmas tour comes to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Saturday, November 26 at 8 p.m. Tickets are currently on sale.  

Dave Koz and Friends announce the 25th anniversary edition of the longest-running jazz-based Christmas tour. Kicking off on November 25 (Black Friday), the run will feature chart-topping, GRAMMY-nominated saxophonist Dave Koz along with trumpeter Rick Braun and guitarist Peter White – artists that accompanied him on the road in the earliest years of the tour – as well as pianist Keiko Matsui and vocalist Rebecca Jade.

An impressive collection of Broadway talent will come together on Sunday, August 21, 2022 for New York City's fourth-annual NF Hope Concert at The Green Room 42.

 Starlight Children’s Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to delivering happiness to seriously ill children and their families, has announced a gift from Dave Koz, a longtime ambassador for Starlight Children’s Foundation for over 25 years.

Music icon Barry Manilow will welcome chart-topping, GRAMMY nominated saxophonist Dave Koz this summer for MANILOW: HITS 2022. The exclusive run kicks off on August 4th at TD Garden in Boston, MA.

Mary Bensel, Executive Director of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, has announced ten additional shows for the upcoming season. Tickets for these shows go on sale Friday, July 15 at 10 a.m. The remainder of the 2022-2023 season will be announced at a later date.

The Balcones Heights Jazz Festival will kick off its highly- anticipated 28th season on Friday, July 15, 2022, and continue with a second concert on Friday, July 29, 2022. Each performance will take place at the Amphitheater at Wonderland of the Americas.

Spencer Day discusses his new album Broadway by Day and his performance at Chelsea Table and Stage.

Jim Caruso’s Cast Party will return to the West Coast for two nights, Friday and Saturday, June 17 and 18 at 8pm.  The “extreme open mic” will take place at Feinstein’s at Vitello’s, located at 4349 Tujunga Avenue in Studio City.

Regalitos Foundation, Brevard Music Group and the King Center for the Performing Arts are proud to announce An Evening With Dave Koz and Friends 25th Anniversary Christmas Tour with special guests: David Benoit, Rick Braun, Peter White and Rebecca Jade.  Returning to the L3HARRIS Technologies Theatre Main Stage on Tuesday November 29th at 8 PM. 

A roster of Broadway performers and top jazz artists will join Michael Feinstein as professional mentors at this year’s Songbook Academy summer intensive, the nation’s leading youth music program focused on the timeless standards of jazz, pop, Broadway and Hollywood.

Regalitos Foundation presents Brevard Music Group Production of Intimate Smooth Jazz Concert Series featuring Contemporary Jazz Saxophonist Patrick Lamb, Composer / Keyboardist Greg Manning, and Saxophonist Jeff Ryan. The performance is set for Saturday, June 4th, 2022 at 7:30pm at The King Center Studio Theatre in Melbourne, FL.

A roster of Broadway performers and top jazz artists will join Michael Feinstein as professional mentors at this year’s Songbook Academy summer intensive, the nation’s leading youth music program focused on the timeless standards of jazz, pop, Broadway and Hollywood.

REWIND, a time-bending musical tale of lost dreams and the magic of second chances, was inspired by twin brothers Sam and Geoffrey Rose's experience of making music in the 1980's and ‘90s.