NEWS:
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...
The trumpet studio at the Longy School of Music of Bard College in Boston is currently accepting applications for students!  Feel free to contact Andy for more info.  You can hear a remote faculty/student collaboration here --->
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Andy recently joined the roster of Aeyons, an online teaching platform designed specifically for music.  See his profile HERE and book a lesson!
Alexandre Lunsqui's Solis and Two Patches, written for the Byrne:Kozar:Duo, can now be seen and heard here:
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 is one of the Featured Artists and judges for the Next Generation Trumpet Competition.  ​Below you can hear Andy's performances of the three required etudes by Liza Sobel.
Andy can be heard on six recently released albums featuring music by Elliott Carter, Charles Wuorinen, Scott Wollschleger, Reiko Füting, Roscoe Mitchell, and David Smooke.  

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

andy kozar:  Trumpeter - Composer - Educator