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Dan Kozar

Dan Kozar was born and raised in Welland, Ontario. At the age of 12, he became inspired by one of his heroes, George Harrison, to pursue his endeavor of becoming a professional guitarist. Dan's father, a mandolin player, encouraged him to learn to read & play music to attain his goals. With years of studying & performing, Dan acquired a vast armory of technique and musicality in the fields of composition & stage performance. In addition to studying at Eastman School of Music Summer Jazz Studies, Dan attributes his distinctive command of the instrument to his studies with Lloyd Garber, Reg Schwager & Ed Bickert at the Banff School of Fine Arts. A guitar teacher both in the Niagara Region and Toronto area, his accomplishments have led him to work on independent & promotional films and later this year, Dan will be recording with Ghanaian born singer/composer, Holly Boadi.

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Dan Kozar: I Remember You

Read "I Remember You" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Ontario-native Dan Kozar plays, for lack of a better description, a nylon-string classical guitar. This fact alone should alert you that you are in for a mellow time. On that score, Kozar does not disappoint, but at the same time, you should not expect a sleeper of a recording. Quite the contrary...

Borne in Weland, Dan Kozar was encouraged from an early age by his mandolinist father to learn to read and play music and this ...

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Dan Kozar: I Remember You

Read "I Remember You" reviewed by Geannine Reid


Canadian guitarist Dan Kozar's first release, entitled I Remember You, creates a vivid fabric of lyrical beauty within the confines of solo guitar. Kozar, a lifelong resident of Welland, Ontario, began his pursuit to become a professional guitarist at age 12. In his formative years, Kozar gained his education on the bandstand, at Eastman School of Music Summer Jazz Studies, and at the Banff School of Fine Arts, where he was mentored by Canadian jazz guitar legend Ed Bickert.

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