Rudy Linka's one man show is a theatrical "stand-up" performance, feature solo playing guitar and spoken reminiscences accompanied by a projection of photographs from Rudy's private archive.
Rudy Linka is a world-famous guitarist, composer/arranger/producer.
“Jazz affirms our humanity, our need for community, communication self-expression, respect and responsibility and has always played a big part in my life”.
Bohemia JazzFest (BJF) spreads every year across several towns and cities in Czechia during two weeks in July and has become one of the largest free festivals in Europe. Founded in 2005, it continues to grow in popularity. Staged in a succession of medieval squares, it draws an estimated 90 000 people for a heady mix of good music, great beer and a large helping of local and international culture.
Wall Street Journal picked BJF as the top of 10 destinations worth the stop in Europe.
Guitars: Gibson ES175 from 1953 with the original PU 90 pick up, semi acoustic Guild “Songbird” from 1988, 1969 Gurian S3M, Three vintage Martins (1957 000-18, 1941 00-17, 1975 D-28)
Amps: for live gigs: Mesa Boogie Formula pre amp and 20/20 amp, Rosetta 300 for recordings: Mesa Boogie Rectifier pre amp
Strings: Thomastik-Infeld Jazz 0.11, Martin bronze 0.12
Pedals: Mesa Boogie Tone burst, Bad Cat
Learn from Rudy Linka
Rudy conducts clinics and master classes and teaches guitar and improvisation per request. You can also take classes online via Skype.
