“[T]he feeling comes first, not the technique. It doesn’t matter if it’s one note or two notes or ten thousand notes. The way you express yourself is what’s most important.” The Hungarian guitarist Gábor Szabó was speaking here – in a translation from part of a 1974 interview included in the documentary film “Jazzpódium ’74…
Bujdosó Quartet – A Hundred Desires (2025)
For over three decades now, Hungarian guitarist János Bujdosó has left an indelible mark on the avant-garde jazz and rock world of Hungary’s burgeoning musical underground. But even after stints in the bands Adam 30, Pop Ivan and Chakra Hacker, and leading a highly-regarded trio of his own, Bujdosó remains relatively unknown outside of his…
Update: Above Ground: The Guitar Worlds of János Bujdosó
The following is an updated and corrected version of a piece I posted last July. This uniquely gifted and remarkably versatile guitarist and composer has spent much of his career in Budapest’s thriving musical “underground” and is only now making waves outside of his native Hungary. My goal here is to introduce the world to…
Above Ground: The Guitar Worlds of János Bujdosó
The following is an updated and corrected version of a piece I posted last July. This uniquely gifted and remarkably versatile guitarist and composer has spent much of his career in Budapest’s thriving musical “underground” and is only now making waves outside of his native Hungary. My goal here is to introduce the world to…