Gabor Szabo
Born in Budapest in 1936, Gábor Szabó is a guitarist becoming a pioneer in
mixing the traditional folk music of his home country with elements of jazz and
rock stylings.
Inspired to play the guitar at an early age by a Roy Rogers cowboy movie, Szabó
taught himself to play the instrument and performed in bars and clubs around
Budapest, before fleeing to America prior to the Communist uprising.
Szabó attended the renowned Berklee College of Music in 1958 and upon graduating
in 1961, joined Chico Hamilton's quintet and asserted himself as one of the
finest jazz guitarists ar...
