Onetime New York-based saxophonist Topaz will return to the Big Apple this week for his annual Christmas Jam. This year’s installment will take place at New York’s Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 on December 23. Though the exact lineup for Topaz’s Christmas Jam has not been announced, the Texas saxophone player usually calls upon many of his former Wetlands collaborators. Last year’s mini-fest featured: Joe Russo, Ethan White, Borahm Lee, Justin Wallace (ulu), Al Torre, Betty Black (Sylvia Black, Avi Bortnick, and Jason Blum), Aaron Tasjan, (The Madison Square Gardeners), Kevn Kinney and Anton Fier. The event is slated to start at 11:30 PM.