Dave Koz on the 25th anniversary of his 'Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour,' which comes to the Connor Palace on Dec. 11
Christmas Ballads
The concert will feature pianist David Benoit, trumpeter Rick Braun and guitarist Peter White, the same guys who accompanied Koz on the road in the earliest years of the Dave Koz & Friends Christmas tour. Jade is the featured vocalist on Koz's new album and sings a medley of John Lennon's"Happy Xmas " and"Imagine" that's onAn advocate for instrumental music and a unapologetic smooth jazz icon, Koz spoke recently via phone from his Los Angeles home.
It was 1997. The whole idea of this tour was David Benoit’s. I was interviewing him for a radio show. It was April or May of that year, and he had lost his mom, and I had lost my dad. Both died very suddenly. It was his idea. He wanted to go out and play some Christmas shows to work through our emotions and maybe help some other people. We had six or seven shows that first year. They were sparsely attended, but the shows were great.
I’ve always loved ”). Even though that song is now quite old, it is still one of the newer Christmas songs. It’s hard to introduce new Christmas standards. People love the traditions. This song was a new song for me. I’ve always loved it. That was the producer’s idea to pair it with"Imagine," which is not a Christmas song but has the spirit of Christmas. It’s about thinking with our future. I like the idea of having a song that’s anti-war paired with one that was pro-peace.
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