Ray Jozwiak
pjozwiak[at]verizon.net
Baltimore-based creative musician Ray Jozwiak began his musical life playing a Toy Barn guitar and singing Puff the Magic Dragon. From there it was onward and upward taking accordion lessons at age seven. Soon he began composing resulting in reactions like, ". . . you made up your own songs because you couldn't play the songs from your lessons?" Basement and garage bands followed. Cover tune and top 40 bands were embarked upon during high school, including the longest incarnation called appropriately "Ful Treatment" , irony of which many customers well understood after parting with their money and hearing the band play. Graduating from the Farfisa Fast Four organ, Ray purchased a piano in the early eighties and shortly thereafter began composing constantly and prolifically. Today Ray offers recordings and performance of eclectic original music essentially based in jazz but also owes a heavy debt to 60's and 70's pop music mingled with the 'art rock' that evolved in the 70's and 80's. After playing music for over forty years, a distinct, mature musical identity has emerged. Ray has performed in and around Baltimore at the 13th Floor Lounge-The Belvedere, The Kiss Cafe, Gardel's Supper Club, The Full Moon Saloon, The Baltimore Songwriters Association, The Baltimore Book Fair, Maggie Moore's, Ze Mean Bean, Border's Books and Music and GBMC. Ray's CDs (CHROMATOSE, CRITIC'S CHOICE and PUT A FINGER ON IT and FOR THE RIDE) are available for purchase at CDbaby as well as a host of cyber-outlets for download (cdbaby has a list) . More on Ray is available at www.rayjozwiak.com or My Space.