Tubist Jay Rozen was born in the 50's, and educated at Ithaca College, Yale University and University of North Texas. From 1978-1980, he was tubist with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. During his "Texas years" (1984-1999), Rozen played and recorded with the Creative Opportunity Orchestra (jazz ensemble), The Capital of Texas Brass Quintet, the Austin Klezmorim and the European Tuba Quartet.

Since moving to New York in 1999, Jay has performed with many ensembles, including the American Symphony Orchestra, the SEM Ensemble and the LOW FREQUENCY TUBA BAND. He has performed with jazz greats Ray Anderson, Burton Greene, Perry Robinson, Wadada Leo Smith, Hamiett Bluiett and Charli Persip. Rozen currently performs with Anthony Braxton and can be heard on several of his recent recordings, including the ground-breaking 9 CD/1 DVD set 9 COMPOSITIONS (Firehouse 12 Records). A champion of new music, Rozen has had works written for him by Virgil Thomson, David Lang and novelist/composer Anthony Burgess, among others.

Jay appears on many recordings, including his own KILLER TUBA SONGS and David Lang's ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? on which he plays the electric tuba. His second solo CD-NAKED SINGULARITY, was released in 2015 to great acclaim. He has played his tuba all over the world; in Israel, Russia, Germany, Austria, Holland, Switzerland, Canada and elsewhere, and in such diverse venues as the Bang-On-A-Can Marathon in New York to the Zappanalle Festival in Germany. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.