A native of Pittsburgh, Andy Kozar is a New York City based trumpeter, improviser, composer and educator that has been called a 'star soloist' by TimeOutNY, noted for his 'precise trumpeting' by New York Classical Review and has been said to be ‘agile as he navigated leaps and slurs with grace...he shifted between lyricism and aggression deftly’ by the International Trumpet Guild Journal.
A strong advocate of contemporary music, he is a founding member of the contemporary music quartet loadbang which has been called ‘inventive’ by the New York Times, ‘cultivated’ by The New Yorker, and ‘a formidable new-music force’ by TimeOutNY. With loadbang, his playing has been said to be ‘polished and dynamic, with very impressive playing’ by the Baltimore Sun, and that he 'coaxed the ethereal and the gritty from [his] muted instrument...and revealed a facility for shaping notes and color' by the San Francisco Classical Voice. He is also a member the Byrne:KozarDuo, and has performed with new music ensembles including Bang on a Can, Ensemble Signal, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Argento Chamber Ensemble, Talea Ensemble, Ensemble Echappe, Tilt Brass, Wet Ink, Boston Music Viva, and Mark Gould’s Pink Baby Monster. He has performed alongside artists and conductors such as Dave Douglas, Pablo Heras Casado, James Thompson, Mark Gould and Brad Lubman, in addition to working closely with numerous composers including Helmut Lachenmann, Christian Wolff, Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away), George Lewis, Chaya Czernowin, and Pulitzer Prize winning composers David Lang and Charles Wuorinen. Kozar has performed at venues both domestically and abroad including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, MoMA, Rothko Chapel, The Barclays Center, and Shanghai Symphony Hall.
A flexible performer well versed in many styles, he has performed with the St. Petersburg Ballet, Wordless Music Orchestra, the Ostravska Banda (Czech Rep.), the Stamford and Hudson Valley Philharmonics, and was the principal trumpet of the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra from 2014-2018. As a baroque trumpeter, he has performed as a part of the Boston Early Music Festival and with period performance ensembles including Rebel Baroque Orchestra, American Baroque Orchestra, The Bach Players of Holy Trinity in New York City, Ensemble Musica Humana, and at St. Thomas alongside the St. Thomas Boys Choir. In addition to contemporary and traditional classical music, his versatility has also allowed him the opportunity to perform with the Grammy nominated Travis Sullivan’s Bjorkestra, Russian pop-stars Tamara Gverdtsiteli and Igor Krutoi, indie pop bands including YUCK, the Generationals, and Emanuel and the Fear, with Bang on a Can's Asphalt Orchestra, and on Broadway’s Mary Poppins.
As a commercial recording artist, he can be heard on indie pop albums by Yuck on Mercury Records, Emanuel and the Fear and Bennett Lin, the Hollywood film Sushi Girl, and on PBS’s special featuring baritone Paul Byrom from Celtic Thunder. As a classical recording artist he can be heard on labels including Mode Records, New Focus Recordings, Bridge Records, Wide Hive Records, and ANALOG Arts. In 2020, Andy released 'A Few Kites' on New Focus Recordings, an album of music for trumpet and electronics that was called 'entrancing' by Alex Ross (The New Yorker, The Rest is Noise) and that 'Trumpeters around the world owe Kozar...a debt of gratitude...the variety here is simply astonishing' by anearful.
In addition to performing, his work as a composer has been said to have 'intriguing sonorities' by the New York Times, to be ‘virtuosic’ by The New Yorker, ‘...extremely effective and quite touching’ by New Music Box, and ‘at the cutting edge of creativity’ by Sequenza21. It has been performed by loadbang, the MIVOS Quartet, Bang on a Can All Star’s pianist Vicky Chow, and many others.
Andy has studied with Anthony Pasquarelli, James Thompson, Brian McWhorter, Jens Lindemann and Mark Gould, has studied at Carnegie Mellon University, holds a BM from the Eastman School of Music, and a MM in contemporary performance at Manhattan School of Music. He has given lectures and master-classes at institutions including The Juilliard School, Eastman School of Music, Peabody Conservatory, New York University, and Northwestern University. Kozar regularly works as a teaching artist for the New York Philharmonic’s Very Young Composers program and is on faculty at Hunter College as well as the Longy School of Music of Bard College in Boston where, in addition to teaching trumpet, he is the Chair of the Winds and Brass Department, co-directs Ensemble Uncaged, Longy's contemporary music ensemble, and is the co-director of the Divergent Studio, a summer program designed for young composers and performers of contemporary music. Andy is a Yamaha Performing Artist and exclusively performs on Yamaha trumpets.
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I have extensive experience performing music of all kinds (orchestra, chamber music, solo repertoire, baroque trumpet, etc) and specialize in contemporary chamber and solo repertoire. I'm also more than happy to work work students of any age, level, and repertoire interests!
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I have extensive experience performing music of all kinds (orchestra, chamber music, solo repertoire, baroque trumpet, etc) and specialize in contemporary chamber and solo repertoire. I'm also more than happy to work work students of any age, level, and repertoire interests!
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I have extensive experience performing music of all kinds (orchestra, chamber music, solo repertoire, baroque trumpet, etc) and specialize in contemporary chamber and solo repertoire. I'm also more than happy to work work students of any age, level, and repertoire interests!
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The Company provides the “Aeyons” online platform for live music streaming tuition and education. Use of Aeyons is subject to these Terms of Service.
The following definitions are used regularly throughout these Terms of Service. The full list of definitions is provided at the end of this Terms of Service document. (Full List)
A Customer must not be a Child.
Where the Customer is not the same person as the Student, the Customer is responsible for each Student for whom they make a Booking.
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Search and view Videos on Demand; and Such other features the Company may make available from time-to-time. may allow a Tutor to: |
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Create and manage their Listing; Set and manage availability for Bookings; Perform Sessions; |
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Receive notifications; Set and manage Videos on Demand; and Such other features the Company may make available from time-to-time. |
The Customer acknowledges and recognises that:
All Fees are in US Dollars, except for Customers in China where Fees will be in Chinese Yuan.
For Customers in Australia, GST is applicable to any Fees charged by the Company to the Customer. Unless expressed otherwise, all Fees shall be deemed inclusive of GST. The Company will provide the Customer with a Tax Invoice for any payments.
The User agrees and acknowledges that Aeyons has third party dependencies which may affect its availability, including (without limitation) internet service providers and hosting services, and that the Company has no means of controlling the availability of such dependencies and shall not be liable for any interruptions to such.
The following terms are used regularly throughout these Terms of Service and have a particular meaning:
(aa) Privacy Policy means the Company’s privacy policy as updated from time-to-time, published on the Site.
(bb) Session means an online lesson provided by a Tutor for the Student via Aeyons. (cc) Session Fee means a Fee to make a Booking payable by the Customer.
(dd) Session Guidelines means the Company’s policies and guidelines for participation in a Session as updated and notified to the User from time-to-time.
(ee) Session Requirements means the basic requirements to successfully participate in a Session, including:
(ff) Site means https://www.aeyons.com/ and any other URL where the Company makes Aeyons available from time-to-time.
(gg) Stripe means the cloud payments platform accessible at https://www.stripe.com/.
(hh) Student means the person that takes part in, or attends a Session, and may refer to a Child or dependent of the Customer.
(ii) Tax Invoice has the meaning given by the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth).
(jj) Tutor means a party that is registered with Aeyons to make Listings and perform Sessions.
(kk) Terms of Service means the terms and conditions of using Aeyons as updated from time-to-time, published on the Site.
(ll) User means any user of Aeyons, including Customers, Tutors and Students.
(mm) Video on Demand means video content that is available for streaming on demand via Aeyons.
SESSION GUIDELINES
USERS of Aeyons include tutors, parents/guardians and students. Users are required to comply with the following guidelines:
For a person who is a Child in the country where they are located, no sessions can be taught without appropriate adult supervision or approval. Where this is the case the parent/legal guardian is expected to:
TUTORS AND STUDENTS
TUTORS AND STUDENTS CONTINUED
TERMS OF SERVICE
The Company provides the “Aeyons” online platform for live music streaming tuition and education. Use of Aeyons is subject to these Terms of Service.
The following definitions are used regularly throughout these Terms of Service. The full list of definitions is provided at the end of this Terms of Service document. (Full List)
A Customer must not be a Child.
Where the Customer is not the same person as the Student, the Customer is responsible for each Student for whom they make a Booking.
Working microphone (which may already be built into your device); and
Working webcam or camera. (which may already be built into your device)
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i ii |
Browse, filter and search Listings; Search availability and make Bookings; |
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Pay the Session Fee; Participate in Sessions; Receive notifications; |
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(b) |
vi vii Aeyons |
Search and view Videos on Demand; and Such other features the Company may make available from time-to-time. may allow a Tutor to: |
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i ii iii |
Create and manage their Listing; Set and manage availability for Bookings; Perform Sessions; |
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iv v vi |
Receive notifications; Set and manage Videos on Demand; and Such other features the Company may make available from time-to-time. |
The Customer acknowledges and recognises that:
All Fees are in US Dollars, except for Customers in China where Fees will be in Chinese Yuan.
For Customers in Australia, GST is applicable to any Fees charged by the Company to the Customer. Unless expressed otherwise, all Fees shall be deemed inclusive of GST. The Company will provide the Customer with a Tax Invoice for any payments.
The User agrees and acknowledges that Aeyons has third party dependencies which may affect its availability, including (without limitation) internet service providers and hosting services, and that the Company has no means of controlling the availability of such dependencies and shall not be liable for any interruptions to such.
The following terms are used regularly throughout these Terms of Service and have a particular meaning:
(aa) Privacy Policy means the Company’s privacy policy as updated from time-to-time, published on the Site.
(bb) Session means an online lesson provided by a Tutor for the Student via Aeyons. (cc) Session Fee means a Fee to make a Booking payable by the Customer.
(dd) Session Guidelines means the Company’s policies and guidelines for participation in a Session as updated and notified to the User from time-to-time.
(ee) Session Requirements means the basic requirements to successfully participate in a Session, including:
(ff) Site means https://www.aeyons.com/ and any other URL where the Company makes Aeyons available from time-to-time.
(gg) Stripe means the cloud payments platform accessible at https://www.stripe.com/.
(hh) Student means the person that takes part in, or attends a Session, and may refer to a Child or dependent of the Customer.
(ii) Tax Invoice has the meaning given by the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth).
(jj) Tutor means a party that is registered with Aeyons to make Listings and perform Sessions.
(kk) Terms of Service means the terms and conditions of using Aeyons as updated from time-to-time, published on the Site.
(ll) User means any user of Aeyons, including Customers, Tutors and Students.
(mm) Video on Demand means video content that is available for streaming on demand via Aeyons.
SESSION GUIDELINES
USERS of Aeyons include tutors, parents/guardians and students. Users are required to comply with the following guidelines:
For a person who is a Child in the country where they are located, no sessions can be taught without appropriate adult supervision or approval. Where this is the case the parent/legal guardian is expected to:
TUTORS AND STUDENTS
TUTORS AND STUDENTS CONTINUED
TERMS OF SERVICE
The Company provides the “Aeyons” online platform for live music streaming tuition and education. Use of Aeyons is subject to these Terms of Service.
The following definitions are used regularly throughout these Terms of Service. The full list of definitions is provided at the end of this Terms of Service document. (Full List)
A Customer must not be a Child.
Where the Customer is not the same person as the Student, the Customer is responsible for each Student for whom they make a Booking.
Working microphone (which may already be built into your device); and
Working webcam or camera. (which may already be built into your device)
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i ii |
Browse, filter and search Listings; Search availability and make Bookings; |
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iii iv v |
Pay the Session Fee; Participate in Sessions; Receive notifications; |
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(b) |
vi vii Aeyons |
Search and view Videos on Demand; and Such other features the Company may make available from time-to-time. may allow a Tutor to: |
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i ii iii |
Create and manage their Listing; Set and manage availability for Bookings; Perform Sessions; |
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iv v vi |
Receive notifications; Set and manage Videos on Demand; and Such other features the Company may make available from time-to-time. |
The Customer acknowledges and recognises that:
All Fees are in US Dollars, except for Customers in China where Fees will be in Chinese Yuan.
For Customers in Australia, GST is applicable to any Fees charged by the Company to the Customer. Unless expressed otherwise, all Fees shall be deemed inclusive of GST. The Company will provide the Customer with a Tax Invoice for any payments.
The User agrees and acknowledges that Aeyons has third party dependencies which may affect its availability, including (without limitation) internet service providers and hosting services, and that the Company has no means of controlling the availability of such dependencies and shall not be liable for any interruptions to such.
The following terms are used regularly throughout these Terms of Service and have a particular meaning:
(aa) Privacy Policy means the Company’s privacy policy as updated from time-to-time, published on the Site.
(bb) Session means an online lesson provided by a Tutor for the Student via Aeyons. (cc) Session Fee means a Fee to make a Booking payable by the Customer.
(dd) Session Guidelines means the Company’s policies and guidelines for participation in a Session as updated and notified to the User from time-to-time.
(ee) Session Requirements means the basic requirements to successfully participate in a Session, including:
(ff) Site means https://www.aeyons.com/ and any other URL where the Company makes Aeyons available from time-to-time.
(gg) Stripe means the cloud payments platform accessible at https://www.stripe.com/.
(hh) Student means the person that takes part in, or attends a Session, and may refer to a Child or dependent of the Customer.
(ii) Tax Invoice has the meaning given by the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth).
(jj) Tutor means a party that is registered with Aeyons to make Listings and perform Sessions.
(kk) Terms of Service means the terms and conditions of using Aeyons as updated from time-to-time, published on the Site.
(ll) User means any user of Aeyons, including Customers, Tutors and Students.
(mm) Video on Demand means video content that is available for streaming on demand via Aeyons.
SESSION GUIDELINES
USERS of Aeyons include tutors, parents/guardians and students. Users are required to comply with the following guidelines:
For a person who is a Child in the country where they are located, no sessions can be taught without appropriate adult supervision or approval. Where this is the case the parent/legal guardian is expected to:
TUTORS AND STUDENTS
TUTORS AND STUDENTS CONTINUED
TERMS OF SERVICE
The Company provides the “Aeyons” online platform for live music streaming tuition and education. Use of Aeyons is subject to these Terms of Service.
The following definitions are used regularly throughout these Terms of Service. The full list of definitions is provided at the end of this Terms of Service document. (Full List)
A Customer must not be a Child.
Where the Customer is not the same person as the Student, the Customer is responsible for each Student for whom they make a Booking.
Working microphone (which may already be built into your device); and
Working webcam or camera. (which may already be built into your device)
|
|
i ii |
Browse, filter and search Listings; Search availability and make Bookings; |
|
iii iv v |
Pay the Session Fee; Participate in Sessions; Receive notifications; |
|
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(b) |
vi vii Aeyons |
Search and view Videos on Demand; and Such other features the Company may make available from time-to-time. may allow a Tutor to: |
|
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i ii iii |
Create and manage their Listing; Set and manage availability for Bookings; Perform Sessions; |
|
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iv v vi |
Receive notifications; Set and manage Videos on Demand; and Such other features the Company may make available from time-to-time. |
The Customer acknowledges and recognises that:
All Fees are in US Dollars, except for Customers in China where Fees will be in Chinese Yuan.
For Customers in Australia, GST is applicable to any Fees charged by the Company to the Customer. Unless expressed otherwise, all Fees shall be deemed inclusive of GST. The Company will provide the Customer with a Tax Invoice for any payments.
The User agrees and acknowledges that Aeyons has third party dependencies which may affect its availability, including (without limitation) internet service providers and hosting services, and that the Company has no means of controlling the availability of such dependencies and shall not be liable for any interruptions to such.
The following terms are used regularly throughout these Terms of Service and have a particular meaning:
(aa) Privacy Policy means the Company’s privacy policy as updated from time-to-time, published on the Site.
(bb) Session means an online lesson provided by a Tutor for the Student via Aeyons. (cc) Session Fee means a Fee to make a Booking payable by the Customer.
(dd) Session Guidelines means the Company’s policies and guidelines for participation in a Session as updated and notified to the User from time-to-time.
(ee) Session Requirements means the basic requirements to successfully participate in a Session, including:
(ff) Site means https://www.aeyons.com/ and any other URL where the Company makes Aeyons available from time-to-time.
(gg) Stripe means the cloud payments platform accessible at https://www.stripe.com/.
(hh) Student means the person that takes part in, or attends a Session, and may refer to a Child or dependent of the Customer.
(ii) Tax Invoice has the meaning given by the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth).
(jj) Tutor means a party that is registered with Aeyons to make Listings and perform Sessions.
(kk) Terms of Service means the terms and conditions of using Aeyons as updated from time-to-time, published on the Site.
(ll) User means any user of Aeyons, including Customers, Tutors and Students.
(mm) Video on Demand means video content that is available for streaming on demand via Aeyons.
SESSION GUIDELINES
USERS of Aeyons include tutors, parents/guardians and students. Users are required to comply with the following guidelines:
For a person who is a Child in the country where they are located, no sessions can be taught without appropriate adult supervision or approval. Where this is the case the parent/legal guardian is expected to:
TUTORS AND STUDENTS
TUTORS AND STUDENTS CONTINUED