Dave Koz celebrates 25 years of holiday tours with Cerritos, Palm Desert shows

South Africa News News

Dave Koz celebrates 25 years of holiday tours with Cerritos, Palm Desert shows
South Africa Latest News,South Africa Headlines
  • 📰 ladailynews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 86 sec. here
  • 3 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 38%
  • Publisher: 59%

The San Fernando Valley native will bring the Dave Koz & Friends Christmas Tour to San Diego, Cerritos and Palm Desert this month.

“We came up with the idea of it’s like the time of the day when you would listen to an album like this,” Koz explaind. “So the specific moment that we had in mind when we recorded it was that feeling of after your guests have left. The party is over. You’ve put away the dishes. It’s the week before Christmas. You’ve got the fireplace going. You have a nice beverage in your hand, maybe somebody special there to share it with.

Another hurdle was choosing songs Koz had not previously recorded that fit the mood of this new album. But Koz found several holiday classics to record, including “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear,” “Away in the Manger/Silent Night” and “Merry Christmas Darling,” all of which are played in Koz’s silky smooth jazz form, but with some creative arrangements and tasteful spotlight moments for solos from Koz, Benoit, Braun and White.

In a career that began with the release of his self-titled debut album in 1990, Koz has gone on to notch 11 No. 1 albums on Billboard’s Current Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and picked up nine Grammy Award nominations.But for now, Koz is ready to celebrate 25 years of his Christmas tour, covering plenty of musical ground in each show with his special guests.

“We will be doing a segment within the show that highlights the new music from ‘Christmas Ballads,’” Koz said. “But one thing I’ve learned over the many years of doing this is our fans and people who come to the show, they want to hear the things that they know and they love, the integral things that are hallmarks of our shows. So you know there’s going to be a Hanukkah segment. You know there are going to be a lot of collaborative moments where all of the artists are on stage.

“We play our Christmas shows in Cerritos for two nights, and we’ve done that for years and years and years,” he continued. “That’s such a hometown feeling for us. We love that building, the venue, the people there. The audience is fantastic. So it’s always special to play your hometown. It adds another layer of kind of like nerves, but I work through it and I always get there.”

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

ladailynews /  🏆 332. in US

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Communities Foundation of Texas CEO Dave Scullin will retire in 2023 - Dallas Business JournalCommunities Foundation of Texas CEO Dave Scullin will retire in 2023 - Dallas Business JournalDave Scullin will continue at CFT through March 3 to facilitate the transition, while the board will start a national search for a new president and CEO.
Read more »

Brittany Aldean, Candace Cameron Bure and Dave Chappelle defy cancel culture, stand firm in their beliefsBrittany Aldean, Candace Cameron Bure and Dave Chappelle defy cancel culture, stand firm in their beliefsBrittany Aldean, wife of Jason Aldean; actress Candace Cameron Bure; and comedian Dave Chappelle defied cancel culture after facing backlash over their personal beliefs.
Read more »

Jamie Dack’s Sundance Winner ‘Palm Trees and Power Lines’ Triumphs at Torino Film FestivalJamie Dack’s Sundance Winner ‘Palm Trees and Power Lines’ Triumphs at Torino Film FestivalSouthern Californian director Jamie Dack’s coming-of-age drama “Palm Trees and Power Lines” was crowned best film as the 40th edition of the Torino Film Festival wrapped Saturday. The award is wort…
Read more »

2022 NFL Week 13 predictions: Picks against spread for every game2022 NFL Week 13 predictions: Picks against spread for every gamePost NFL expert Dave Blezow makes his predictions for the Week 13 NFL games.
Read more »

The NC State players will be motivated to have coach Dave Doeren get doused with Duke’s mayonnaise.
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-02-28 06:02:45