Attila Zoller
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Hungarian Jazz guitarist (1927-1998)
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It sits within the topics 1927 births, 1998 deaths and 20th-century guitarists.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Film & TV
Visegrad, Hungary
Known for
- NDR Jazz Workshops — Self1958
- German Film Award — Self1951
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Hungary
- Active from
- 1927-06-13
- Active to
- 1998-01-25
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 11,188
- Total plays
- 42,295
Tags
Attila Cornelius Zoller (born June 13, 1927 in Visegrád, Hungary; died January 25, 1998 in Townshend, Vermont) was the first guitarist to discover free jazz and is considered as one of the innovators of modern jazz guitar. As a child, Zoller was taught classical violin by his father, a professional violinist. In his teens, he switched to flugelhorn, then jazz bass, and finally guitar. Zoller quit school during the Russian occupation of Hungary following World War II and began playing profession
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Attila
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of birth
- Visegrád
- Place of death
- Townshend
- Occupation
- film score composer
- Languages spoken
- Hungarian
- Award
- German Film Award
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Enja Records
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- date of birth
- 1927-06-13
- date of death
- 1998-01-25
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- end of work period
- 1998-00-00
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