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Rudy Linka
Rudy Linka as director of the Bohemia Jazz Fest
Rudy Linka as director of the Bohemia Jazz Fest
Background information
Born (1960-05-29) 29 May 1960 (age 64)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Guitar
LabelsEnja
Websitewww.rudylinka.cz

Rudy Linka (born 29 May 1960) is a Czech jazz guitarist.

Biography

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From 1975 to 1979, he studied classical guitar as a teenager at the Prague Conservatory[1] and learned jazz through his mentor, Karel Velebný. After travelling to Germany in 1980, he defected to the West in Sweden. In the first half of the 1980s, he studied composition and classical guitar at the Stockholm Music Institute. While in Sweden he began his collaboration with American double bassist Red Mitchell.[1][2]

In 1985 he moved to Boston and attended the Berklee College of Music. The following year he moved to New York City, where he studied at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music with John Abercrombie, Dave Liebman, and Arnie Lawrence. He studied privately with guitarists Jim Hall and John Scofield and before leading his own group.[1][3]

Linka has performed and recorded with Jon Batiste, Larry Grenadier, Gil Goldstein, Paul Motian, Bob Mintzer, John Scofield, John Abercrombie, Kenny Wollesen, and Marvin "Smitty" Smith on labels such as Timeless, Enja, Sony BMG, and Universal. In 1998 he was voted one of the ten best guitarists by the readers of Down Beat magazine.

Linka is the founder and artistic director of the Bohemia Jazz Fest which takes place every July in the Czech Republic.

Discography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Yanow, Scott (2013). The Great Jazz Guitarists. San Francisco: Backbeat. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-61713-023-6.
  • ^ "O Festivalu > Rudy Linka". Bohemia Jazz Fest. Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
  • ^ Velinger, Jan (7 July 2006). "Jazz Guitarist Rudy Link on Guitar and Violin and the New Bohemia Jazz Fest". www.radio.cz. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
  • ^ a b c "Katalog - Linka Rudy". SONY BMG Music Entertainment (Czech Republic). Retrieved 2009-10-06.
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