ANDY KOZAR - TRUMPET
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   A  n  d  y   
​K  o  z  a  r


​Trumpeter
Composer
​Conductor
Educator
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'Star-soloist' --- TimeOutNY
‘polished and dynamic, with very impressive playing’ --- Baltimore Sun
'played with great precision and balancing of tone and dynamics.' --- New York Classical Review
'A strong voice for new music, his technical skills on the trumpet allow for composers to write
​without limitations.' --- International Trumpet guild
NEWS:
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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!

Andy's recording of Astor Piazzolla's Tango Étude No. 4 is now available on YouTube. Be sure to subscribe to the channel!

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.
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Alexandre Lunsqui's Solis and Two Patches, written for the Byrne:Kozar:Duo, can now be seen and heard here:

Response: A Guide to an Easier Way of Trumpet Playing is now available and can be purchased here. What are people saying about it?
Each chapter has an accompanying video with playing examples and tips on approach. Head over to YouTube to view them all, and subscribe while you're there!

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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!


Andy can be heard on six recently released albums:
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John Corigliano - To Music
Boston Modern Orchestra Project

BMOP Sound - 2022

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Elliott Carter - Ballets
Boston Modern Orchestra Project

BMOP Sound - 2021

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old fires catch old buildings
​loadbang

New Focus Recordings - 2018

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loadbang - Quiver
New Focus Recordings - August 2022 

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Plays Well With Others
loadbang

New Focus Recordings - 2021

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Roscoe Mitchell with Ostravaska Banda - Distant Radio Transmission 
Wide Hive Records - 2020


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​Andy is a Yamaha Artist and performs exclusively on Yamaha trumpets.

andy kozar:  Trumpeter - Composer - Educator

  • Home and News
  • Response
  • Events
  • About
  • Sounds
  • Compositions
  • Discography
  • Projects
    • Trumpet Extensions
    • A Few Kites
    • loadbang
    • Byrne:Kozar:Duo
    • Trumpet and Electronics
  • Press
    • Press Quotes
    • Photos
  • Contact