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Tony Pusztai | |
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 Pusztai holding a guitar | |
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| Born | 7 May 1978 Győr, Hungary |
| Genres | Classical guitar, jazz fusion, jazz, Latin |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, electric guitar |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Antal "Tony" Pusztai (born 7 May 1978) is a classical guitarist known for producing jazz music.
Pusztai was born in Györ, Hungary on 7 May 1978. When he was seven, his father started to teach him how to play the guitar. Later on, he studied under the tutelage of Professor Ede Roth at the Györ conservatorium. From 2005 to 2009, he was taught by Professor Alvaro Pierri at the University of Music and the Performing Arts in Vienna.
Between 1998 and 2014 he was awarded fifteen first prizes in guitar competitions both in Europe and in the United States. Some of his awards include the Herbert von Karajan Music Competition in Vienna, the Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition in 2004, the European Guitar Award in Dresden in 2006, and the Lee Ritenour Six String Theory in Los Angeles in 2014. He was performing with many well-known soloists and orchestras, including Erwin Schrott, Dalibor Karvay, Ralph Towner, Rosenberg Trio, Al di Meola, Pat Metheny, Lee Ritenour, and the Jánoska Ensemble.
His first solo album was recorded in Hungary in 2000 and the second in 2007 by the Wildner Records. In 2015 he was a featuring artist on the album ‘Twist of Rit ’with Lee Ritenour, which was nominated for a Grammy. From 2017 to 2021 he was the guitarist of the band Fortissimo. [1] In September 2021, Pusztai established a quintet bearing his name with his bandmates from Fortissimo. [1]
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