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Steve began playing guitar and singing at age sixteen and took to the Blues like a duck to water. His passion for the Blues flourished after meeting and hanging out for a few memorable nights with the legendary Muddy Waters in May of 1977. Muddy encouraged Steve and set him straight on a few things. After that Steve was ‘on a mission’-- his musical future as a Bluesman was sealed. Throughout his career Steve has shared the stage, and played with many Blues greats including; Pee Wee Crayton, Big Joe Duskin, Sonny Rhodes, Eddie ‘The Chief’ Clearwater, ‘Ice Pick’ James Harman, Duke Robillard, Rod Piazza, Rick Estrin, Mark Hummel, Lee Oskar, Nick Curran, Big Joe Louis, ‘The Shuffle King’ Tom Holland, Kenny Blues Boss Wayne, The Twisters, and Rockabilly guitar legend Evan Johns. Over the past few years Steve and his All-Star band have been booked to back several international recording artists who came to Canada to perform. One artist who works with Steve whenever he performs in western Canada is Blues Harmonica legend singer/songwriter from Anniston Alabama, James Harman. Steve and his band backed James Harman at the 2010 Labatt International Blues Festival in Edmonton. Steve and his band have also worked with London’s Big Joe Louis (a two time winner of the best male Blues vocalist in the UK) and, from Chicago, ‘The Shuffle King’ Tom Holland the lead guitarist/singer for The James Cotton Band and Blues singer Robin Banks from Toronto.
A few more highlights of 2010 for Steve was doing shows on the same bill as Maria Muldaur, James Cotton, Nick Curran & The Low Life’s and Rick Estrin & The Night Cats.
Known for his tireless efforts of promoting Blues and Roots music in the Vancouver area, Steve not only fronts his own band he hosted the very popular Thursday Night Blues Party at Vancouver’s Home of the Blues, the renowned Yale Hotel for over two years. Steve Kozak is just finished releasing his new CD project 'Lookin' at Lucky', which featured special guest James Harman on harmonica. 2012 has been a great year for Steve Kozak, with not only the release of his critically acclaimed new CD, 'Lookin' At Lucky', but also with his recent nomination for the Sixteenth Annual Maple Blues Awards, in the category of New Artist Or Group Of The Year. Blues Underground Network CD Review Steve Kozak "Lookin' at Lucky"
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Steve Kozak was born in Vancouver BC Canada in 1956 and since the mid eighties has been a mainstay on the Vancouver scene as a guitarist, band leader, singer, songwriter, and tireless cheerleader and promoter of Blues and Roots music. Backed by some of Vancouver’s top musicians, Steve has built a reputation as one of the premier Blues acts in western Canada.
