Dan's Bio

Kozar, a lifelong Welland, Ontario resident began his pursuit to become a professional guitarist at age 12. In his formative years, Kozar gained his education on the bandstand, Eastman School of Music Summer Jazz Studies, and the Banff School of Fine Arts where he was mentored by Canadian Jazz Guitar Legend Ed Bickert.

Over the last three decades Dan has performed with various 18 piece big bands, quartets, trios, duos and as a soloist.  He is available performing standards with a trio, duo, as well as performing finger-style guitar.


This is what the international critics say:

Scott Yanow,  writer  for Cadence Magazine: "Dan Kozar is an excellent solo guitarist whose technique 
is conventional; much closer to Joe Pass and Charlie Byrd." 

H. Allen Williams,  writer for Jazzreview: "Dan's ability to create fluid transition between the bass lines and the voiced harmonic treatments create a beautifully executed historical interpretation."

John Gilbert, E Jazz News: "It is one of tough task to play solo guitar and make it swing. Kozar is certainly a fine player, knows his instrument and plays the right changes."

Adam Greenberg, AMG: "Kozar shows off a nice array of skills on the solo guitar, particularly his finger-style specialty."

Here are the last couple of Tweets on Twitter:

Musically Inspired Testimonies:

• "The best musical gift ever given to me. I enjoy this kind of finger style guitar playing when having a nice candle light dinner with my wife."
  Don Cormier 2010-11-16

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