Gergő Borlai Quartet at Opus Jazz Club

Gergő Borlai started playing the drums at the age of three when he heard Harvey Mason and Joe Morello playing Hancock’s Chameleon and Brubeck’s Take Five. He was accepted into a music school at the age of six and at the age of 12 he has decided to continue learning on his own. At this time he had the skills of a professional already and started to play with renowned Hungarian jazz musicians.

Borlai's style was influenced mostly by Billy Cobham, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dennis Chambers and Terry Bozzio. He was featured on more than hundred albums of the most widest range of music, and has contributed on several albums as arranger and musical director....

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Gergő Borlai started playing the drums at the age of three when he heard Harvey Mason and Joe Morello playing Hancock’s Chameleon and Brubeck’s Take Five. He was accepted into a music school at the age of six and at the age of 12 he has decided to continue learning on his own. At this time he had the skills of a professional already and started to play with renowned Hungarian jazz musicians.

Borlai's style was influenced mostly by Billy Cobham, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dennis Chambers and Terry Bozzio. He was featured on more than hundred albums of the most widest range of music, and has contributed on several albums as arranger and musical director.

Performing on numerous drummer festivals and concerts, he has played with Tommy Campbell, Steve Smith, Trilok Gurtu, Akira Jimbo, Hiram Bullock, Vernon Reid, L. Shankar, Bob Mintzer and Iain Ballamy. He was selected for “Drummer of the Year” in Hungary twice, and received two lifetime achievement awards. In 2001 he received the Golden Drumstick Prize and in 2004 the Artisjus Lifetime Achievement Award.

Borlai has released two albums, 17 his first in 1998 at BMG, and Sausage in 2004 at Tom Tom Records.

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