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An adventurous guitarist also able to embrace a vintage standard,
Rudy Linka made a strong impression in the mid-1990's with a series of fine CDs (including Czech It Out and Double Czech for the Enja label). He originally studied classical guitar until inspired by
Miles Davis' Jack Johnson and then the trumpeter's earlier recordings. In 1981 he defected to the West, befriended
Red Mitchell and then studied for one year in Boston at the Berklee School Of Music. Linka moved to New York in 1985, took lessons from
John Abercrombie (recording on
Abercrombie's Mostly Standards CD of 1992) and began his solo career.
Rudy Linka's modern mainstream style hints at both
Jim Hall and
John Abercrombie while sounding quite original. ~ Scott Yanow