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Jim & Kathy are back at Little Birdie Wine Nest, July 6th

For the occasional break from my job as a luthier and guitar repairman in northeast Ohio, I enjoy performing with Kathy Lynn at local venues. This Wednesday, July 6th we’ll be back at Little Birdie Wine Nest in Parma, Ohio

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Kathy & Jim at Old Prague Restaurant

Kathy and I always enjoy performing at the Old Prague Restaurant in Vermilion, Ohio. Here’s a two song clip of our good time at Old Prague on February 7, 2020.

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“Short Cut” by Jim Kozel

Some years back, I wrote a song about a miner in Telluride, Colorado. Here’s an arrangement of “Short Cut” performed at Brent Kirby’s 10×3 at Brother’s Lounge on September 18, 2019. I’m playing my latest Tele creation, the Jimmy-Caster.

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Jim’s performs at the June 19, 2019 Brother’s Wine Bar Writer’s Night…the 10×3.

It was a treat to perform at Brent Kirby’s 10×3 on June 19th. As a Cleveland area luthier, it’s rare I get to perform with instruments that I restore or repair. But that’s just what happened last night. When the

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Neptune Bar & Grille by Jim Kozel

As a Cleveland-area luthier and musician, one of my favorite venues is Brother’s Wine Bar. Every Wednesday night Brent Kirby hosts a 10×3 writers night. Ten acts, each performing at least two original compositions. The February 13, 2019 10×3 was

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Cleveland luthier, Jim Kozel takes a musical lunch break…

When I’m not repairing, restoring or setting up guitars for local and not-so-local musicians, you can find me playing one of my guitars.  Today I took a musical lunch break to relax with one of my compositions, Moonrise.

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Sacred Chickens by Tim Wallace!

When I am not wearing my luthier hat doing guitar repair and restoration in the Cleveland, Ohio area, I’m on stage performing.  Here Ray Flanagan and I perform “Sacred Chickens” by Tim Wallace at the annual Somebody Else’s Song 10

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A Holiday Improvisation for Cleveland friends and around the world…

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Let’s Go Tribe!

Sending the Cleveland Indians some World Series Ukulele Mojo!

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Jim Kozel Plays Ukulele!

This one is for all lovers of the ukulele!  I always enjoy playing at Brent Kirby’s 10×3 Songwriter’s Showcase at Brother’s Lounge in Cleveland, Ohio.  Here’s my ukulele performance of two original compositions and one cover this past Wednesday, September

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2022 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE



LITTLE BIRDIE WINE NEST
6060 Broadview Rd 
Parma, OH 44134 
216 - 785 - 9922 
www.littlebirdiewinenest.com 
With Kathy Lynn
~ October 12  6:30 - 8:30
~ November 2  6:30 - 8:30
~ Dec 7  6:30 - 8:30

QUARRY HILL WINERY
403 Mason Road 
Berlin Heights, Ohio  44814 
Quarryhillwinery@Gmail.com 
(419) 588-3179
Performing with Kathy Lynn
~ November 5  6:30-9:30
~ December 3  6:30-9:30

OLD PRAGUE RESTAURANT AND BAR
5586 Liberty Ave
Vermilion, OH 44089
(440) 967-7182
With Kathy Lynn
~ July 10  2-5pm
~ August 7 2-5pm
~ September 11 2-5pm

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