Dave Koz & Friends Christmas Tour 2026

The longest-running jazz-based Christmas tour returns for its 29^th – and second-to-last  – year with a new line-up, lead once again by 10-time GRAMMY®-nominated saxophonist Dave Koz. The 2026 Dave Koz  & Friends Christmas Tour will feature South African guitarist/singer Jonathan Butler plus special guests vocalist Haley Reinhart, singer/songwriter/guitarist Dylan Chambers and vocalist Erin Stevenson. With its upbeat and moving combination of Christmas classics, Chanukah songs and hits from each of the artists’ respective catalogues, the tour has been hailed as “a holiday institution” (The Oakland Press) and “a must see! An experience that both delights and inspires” (Tampa Bay Music News) while Esquire has noted, “A man who digs Dave Koz, is a man who digs life.”

The run will kick off on Wednesday, December 2, at Kravis Center’s Dreyfoos Hall in West Palm Beach, FL and take them across the country, wrapping up with six West Coast shows just before Christmas — including a stop at the San Jose Civic on December 22.

Tickets go on sale, Friday July 24^th @ 10 AM via Ticketmaster.

"Hard to believe it, but this will be our 29^th Annual Christmas Tour! What started years ago as a few scattered holiday concerts has become one of the greatest joys of my life,” said Dave Koz. “As this will be our second-to-last Christmas Tour (our 30th and final tour will take place in 2027), I plan to savor every single moment! This year’s show will be filled with everything I love most about the holidays…music that brings back wonderful memories, a few fun surprises, lots of laughter, and moments that remind us how powerful it is simply to all be in one room, celebrating the season and looking ahead."