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The acoustic, baby grand piano is my tool of choice for constructing my original jazz melodies and improvisational piano music. But I also incorporate electronics, midi, synths, samples, etc into my recordings. When I'm not at the piano, I revel in the opportunity to make music with my long-time friends Jay (Graboski) and David (Reeve) as OHO, in the sacred tradition of that formidable, Baltimore-area musical collective. . . . I would love to hear from you. Please share your comments, suggestions, thoughts, etc., by sending an email. You can also sign-up to receive all the latest Ray Jozwiak - Gonzo Piano news and updates. 

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For The Ride

Progress . . .

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(from Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow)

". . . In treating yellow fever, (Dr. Benjamin) Rush adopted an approach that now sounds barbaric: he bled and purged the victim, a process frightful to behold. He emptied the patient's bowels four or five times using a gruesome mixture of potions and enemas, before draining off ten to twelve ounces of blood to lower the pulse. For good measure, he induced mild vomiting. This regimen was repeated two or three times daily. Rush was a man of exemplary courage, but it is questionable whether he saved lives or only hastened deaths by weakening the body's natural defenses. . . Hamilton's boyhood friend from St. Croix, Edward Stevens, had turned up in Philadelphia and now attended the couple (Eliza and Alexander Hamilton-both afflicted with yellow fever) . . . Having treated yellow fever victims in the islands, Stevens dissented from the American dogma of bloodletting and bowel pages, which he thought only debilitated patients. He argued for remedies that were "cordial, stimulating, and tonic." To strengthen patients, Stevens administered stiff doses of quinine called "Peruvian bark" as well as aged Madeira. He also submerged them in cold baths before giving them glasses of brandy topped with burned cinnamon. He sedated patient nightly with a tincture of opium (laudanum). To stop vomiting, patients quaffed an aromatic blend of camomile flowers, oil of peppermint, and lavender spirits. . . Stevens achieved spectacular results with Alexander and Elizabeth Hamilton, curing them within five days. . . "

Progress
- Chicago

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                               Put A Finger On It

Tis . . .

 

the OHO season!!

. . . if you have the correct perspective!

Well I'll Be
- OHO



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                          2014

Think Not? . . .

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It won’t happen.

Turmoil’s not round the bend for us.

All controls are in place;

Neat in their space

See the keeper’s

Keeping vigilant watch

Through a window obscured.

This I assure.

It just can’t

Happen here.

No one saw it 

Sneaking up round the corner. Was

Like a thief in the night

Without a fight.

Quite the artist.

Candy-coating what he’s saying

For his own selfish means. 

That’s how he leans.

Advocate progressive-sounding ideas.

Tell the people what they want to hear.

There’s no hiding

Dissatisfaction you feel. 

Keeps on burning inside.

Still you abide. 

 Can't
- from the forthcoming album 'Grains' 

by Ray Jozwiak - Gonzo Piano
 

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                   Chromatose

Homegrown . . .

https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/classes-and-

programs/for-communities/homegrown

In case you missed it, OHO (Jay Graboski, David Reeve & Ray Jozwiak) appeared on WTMD-FM 89.7, Towson, MD radio in October on Kelly Bell's 'Homegrown Headliner' segment.  Listen to the segment by clicking the link below to hear about the band and listen to the Ocean City Ditty (from OHO's GAZEBO album). Also check out the website https://ohomusic.com.

Kelly Bell's Homegrown Headliner, WTMD-FM89.7 Oct 6, 2021
Hear the segment and OHO's Ocean City Ditty



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                         No Frills

Epilog . . .

 

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. . . was actually the mid-section of Third-Hand Intelligence in its original, instrumental form, pre-OHO's Gazebo version came to be. I wanted some space on which to improvise on piano, without making the instrumental tune too long, therefore I separated it and made it a separate song (track).  This is it, in all its glorious imperfection. It served as an Epilogue to the Critic's Choice album in 2005. 




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Giving . . .

 . . . time of year

https://foodanddrink.scotsman.com/christmas/under-the-tree/

most-popular-christmas-presents-year-you-were-born/

(from https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/money-texts-fuel-wave-jan-accountability-note/story?id=81753532)

". . . Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., quoted but didn't name Republican members of Congress who were texting Meadows things including, "The president needs to stop this ASAP," and "Fix this now.". . . The quoted members presumably know who they are, and the public will learn that at some point, too. Beyond that, the lawyer for one of the lead organizers behind the Jan. 6 rally said Tuesday that, with his client cooperating with the committee, lawmakers and "very senior" people in former President Donald Trump's orbit "have good reason to be quivering in their boots.". . . Between prosecutions, lawsuits, committee-acquired data and the cooperation of more than 300 witnesses, it's becoming clear how much is already known and how much is still to be revealed. . . "

The Marvelous Toy
- Peter Paul & Mary



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                          2014