John Cozza is in demand throughout California as teacher, coach/accompanist, chamber musician, adjudicator and clinician. He currently teaches accompanying and piano at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, as well as holding the position of Staff Accompanist at CSUS.
Collaborating with singers and instrumentalists throughout the United States, Dr. Cozza’s international engagements have included performances as soloist, accompanist and chamber musician in such European cities as Vienna, Bologna, Milan, Cologne, and Budapest.
Dr. Cozza holds a DM degree in piano performance, vocal accompanying and chamber music from Northwestern University. He earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at USC, where he was named valedictorian of the School of Music. He originally attended the Hochschule für Musik as a Rotary Foundation Scholar in 1986-87, then returned for further study from 1988-1991 when he received the coveted Diplom in both Piano Performance and Chamber Music.
