You'll Understand . . .

. . . if you are dedicated to your art . . .


(from The Joker by Thomas Mann)
". . . The action had been roughly thought out in advance, but the details had to be improvised.  The vocal strains, accompanied by the warbling of the clarinets and the drone of my cardboard drum, were sweet and passionate, and the text was strange and sonorous: verses full of bold and grandiose words, which occasionally rhymed but seldom made sense.  The opera nevertheless took its course: with my left hand I drummed, with my mouth I sang and played , and with my right hand I conducted not only the performers on the stage but everyone else, with such diligent care that as each act ended enthusiastic applause broke out, the curtain had to rise again and again and the conductor was often obliged to turn round on his rostrum and express his thanks with a dignified but fortified bow to the auditorium.

And indeed, as I packed up my theater after such a performance, flushed by my exertions, I would feel both exhausted and happy, as a great artist must feel at the triumphant completion of a work in which he has given of his best. . . "

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Keuka . . .

. . . revisited . . . 

. . . this time with electric piano . . .


 Keuka
©2014 Raymond M. Jozwiak



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Elements . . .

. . . of good reporting . . . 


Who:   Ray Jozwiak

What:  Event - Wine Down Friday

When:  July 11, 2014 6:00 pm
             Until 9:00 pm

Where: Elk Run Vineyards
             15113 Liberty Road
             Mt. Airy, MD 21771
             e-mail elk_run@msn.com
             phone 410-775-2513

Why:   For your entertainment

How:   Pack a picnic meal, drive to Elk Run Vineyards, stop at the tasting room to taste the wines,    choose your favorite, buy a bottle,  find a good seat under the tent, relax, eat, drink and listen to the music as the sun sets behind the vineyard

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My latest solo release, '2014' of original, instrumental piano music, can be downloaded digitally at:

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Arbitrary . . .

Noise, life joy love family friends fun relaxation inspiration challenge music discipline nature water ocean sand sensitivity humanity macabre pleasure food music drink conversation memory chords music beauty desire motivation amusement green music forest dark blue sky storm violence lightning wind disturbance humidity music rest dedication satisfaction enjoyment wonder questions doubt anticipation regret longing music realization resignation acceptance fortitude positivity focus . . .

Noise
©2014 Raymond M. Jozwiak




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Brand New . . .

. . . mix

(from Jay Graboski. . .)
4 hours at The Bratt Studio yesterday (07/02/14) the last 2 of which were spent mixing our updated version of "Out of Thin Air." I'm tickled. Waiting for the other two OHO's to weigh in. Maybe Ray will post it here as I do not know how. Thanks to Bill Pratt & P. Daly German for their insights and the latter's tambourine smacks. Guest singer Lisa Griffee keyed, "Thanks for sharing. What an enjoyable trip down memory lane. Hope all is well with everyone. 'Tell me!' - was that quiet background shout out by Jay always there? Love it." What's next after that?

(from David Reeve . . . )
GREAT JOB ! as always Bill and Jay. Wouldn't change a thing.

(from me . . . )
YES!!  Onward and upward.  (Nice work gentlemen.)




Out Of Thin Air
(brand new mix by OHO [Jay Graboski, David Reeve, Ray Jozwiak] and guest vocalists Lisa Griffee and Kirsten Smith done at Bratt Studios with percussion done at Blue Ball Studios)







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Roads . . .

. . . diverge . . .

People talk about all kinds of things
Like the weather
Like their politics
Like the things that they watch on TV
But still the roads diverge

Funny though all this chatter don't mean a thing
When compared with the wondering
When they speak of just how
The roads diverge


Roads Diverge
©2014 Raymond M. Jozwiak



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Tribis . . .

. . . Hippocriticus . . .


Mother always told us it's not nice to hate
She'd been practicing that golden rule for years
If we'd only treat each other how we want to be ourselves
God will love us
God will love us

When I first met you I was quite impressed
So much more than pretty face among the crowd
And it didn't happen overnight but the curtain slowly fell
And the colors of your rainbow were revealed

You are the tribis hippocriticus
You are the tribis hippocriticus
You are the tribis hippocriticus
We don't like you
Just trying to be honest

From your position of authority
You looked down and not across our great divide
With a smile upon your face and hands placed firmly on controls
You're so artistic
You're so artistic

Expertise portrayed for all appearances
Pure professional facade to face the crowd
But just beneath that thick veneer reside reality
The truth is evident and there for

You are the tribis hippocriticus
You are the tribis hippocriticus
You are the tribis hippocriticus
We don't like you
Just trying to be honest

'Cause that's the way we all should be
We're not islands
We're not stones
And just what will it take
To make you see this truth

Let me make it crystal clear how strongly that I feel
'Bout the way you take advantage for yourself
If you took the power devoted to your cold conniving ways
And you turned it
And you turned it
Totally around direct it to another place
Try to do what you have done unto yourself
Just a little understanding there are others here with you
This revolving's not designed for only you


Tribis Hippocriticus
©2014 Raymond M. Jozwiak



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My latest solo release, '2014' of original, instrumental piano music, can be downloaded digitally at:

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