Dave Koz with Special Guests Candy Dulfer & Eric Darius

David Stephen Koz (born March 27, 1963) is an American smooth jazz saxophonist. Dave Koz was born in Encino, California to Jewish parents: Norman, a dermatologist and, Audrey Koz, a pharmacist. Dave has a brother, Jeff, who is also a musician, and a sister, Roberta. Although he is Jewish, Koz plays both Christmas and occasional Hanukkah songs at his concerts. He attended William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, performing on saxophone as a member of the school jazz band.

Candy Dulfer (born 19 September 1969) is a Dutch smooth jazz, funk alto saxophonist and occasional singer who began playing at the age of six. She founded her band, Funky Stuff, when she was fourteen years old. Her debut album Saxuality (1990) received a Grammy nomination. Dulfer has released eleven studio albums, two live albums, and one compilation album. She has performed and recorded songs with musicians including her father Hans Dulfer, Prince, Dave Stewart, Van Morrison, Angie Stone, and Maceo Parker, and has performed live with Alan Parsons (1995), Pink Floyd (1990), and Tower of Power (2014).

Eric Darius (born December 3, 1982), is an American Contemporary Jazz/R&B/Pop saxophonist, vocalist, songwriter, producer, and educator. Darius arrived on the music scene as a recording artist at the age of 17. He now has six albums under his belt. Three are Number One hit singles, and eight are Top 10 radio hits on Nielsen’s R&R/Billboard Contemporary Jazz Charts. He also won a SESAC Top 10 Jazz Artist of the Year award in 2015.