A n d y
K o z a r
Trumpeter
Composer
Conductor
Educator
Andy was a guest on Live at Noon with Diane Jones on WCNY, speaking about performing with electronics, working with living composers, and playing music by Eve Beglarian and Elizabeth Hoffman. Give a listen here!
A Few Kites was recently released on New Focus Recordings and so far has been called 'entrancing' by Alex Ross (The New Yorker, The Rest Is Noise), that it pushed the trumpet to 'realms of expressiveness not heard since Luciano Berio turned his attention to the instrument in 1984 for Sequenza X' by anearful, and that 'Kozar’s ability to mix virtuosic technique with new sounds and timbres creates a mesmerizing experience for the listener' by the International Trumpet Guild Journal. Hear more here.
Alexandre Lunsqui's Solis and Two Patches, written for the Byrne:Kozar:Duo, can now be seen and heard here:
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Response: A Guide to an Easier Way of Trumpet Playing is now available and can be purchased here. What are people saying about it?
Trumpet Extensions, Andy's series of instructional video on extended trumpet techniques is now available for viewing on YouTube. Subscribe to the channel to be notified as new videos are posted!
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