Americana. Original songs and stories with vocals, guitar, and piano.

Tom Roznowski is a songwriter, a storyteller, a performer, and a singer. He expresses himself creatively in a variety of forms including music, the printed word, broadcast media, and film. He is widely known for his original songs, which he performs live and has presented on four albums: A Well Traveled Porch, Voice Beyond The Hill, This Place In Time, and selections on Wilderness Plots.

A Well Traveled Porch rose to Number 24 on the Gavin Americana Chart. Voice Beyond The Hillestablished a presence in Europe, where the song “Hank’s There” placed in the Top Ten of the European Country Chart. This Place In Time received a five star review from the music magazine, Maverick – their highest rating. As a live performer, Tom Roznowski has shared the stage with a number of artists including John Prine, Lyle Lovett, Richard Thompson, and Gillian Wech and David Rawlings.

His original work includes the Hometown series, focused on life in the Midwest during the 1920s. Hometown is comprised of over 450 audio episodes, an Emmy nominated public television special and a book (An American Hometown) published by Indiana University Press. Tom has also written and narrated Memory Chain, an on-going collection of short films with stories based on recently discovered panoramic photographs from the early 20th Century.

Originally from upstate New York, Tom has lived in Indiana most of his adult life. He lives in Bloomington with his wife Trisha, a short walk from the grave of songwriter Hoagy Carmichael.

This free concert is open to the public as a part of the Arts Council of Indianapolis’ Garden Jams Series. Enjoy the music of local Indiana artists, as you relax in the beautiful glass dome of the Indianapolis Artsgarden. To find more information about the local arts community, visit indyarts.org. For a complete calendar of performances in the Indianapolis Artsgarden, visit http://indyarts.org/artsgarden/monthly-calendar.