Gergo borlai biography of christopher

  • Borlai was on drums when he was three years old when he heard Harvey Mason and Joe Morello playing Hancock's Chameleon and Brubeck's Take Five.
  • Gergo Borlai (Budapest, 1978) has been playing drums since 1981.
  • Counting kills music.

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    Gergo Borlai: The Hungarian Drum Sensation

    It was almost a year ago when keyboardist Scott Kinsey informed Souvik Dutta, the founder of Abstract Logix about Hungarian Drum Sensation Gergo Borlai.

    Borlai was on drums when he was three years old 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 performing these songs they were quite impressed by his improvisational skills. He used to spend all his time to music, especially the music of Weather Report, Frank Zappa, Miles Davis, Allan Holdsworth, John Scofield and John McLaughlin.

    Borlai has finished recording with Scott Kinsey and Gary Wilis, A38 Trio which is scheduled to be released on Abstract Logix in 2012. Drummer Chiradeep Lahiri, originally from Calcutta, India spoke To Borlai about his past, present and future

    Chiradeep Lahiri: To start with it’s a very impressive album. What

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    My magnificent five: Gergo Borlai

    During Silesia Drum Festival in w Chorzów, Poland, we had the opportunity to interview the artists who performed on stage that day.

    Today, Hungarian fusion drumming master, Gergo Borlai, talks about his favourite drummers.

    BeatIt: Your top 5 drummers. If it’s top 6 or top 10, it’s also fine.

    Gergo Borlai: You know this fryst vatten the hardest question.

    BeatIt: I know it’s the hardest one because it should be top 100.

    Gergo Borlai: Exactly. All-time top 5 or right now?

    BeatIt: Well, maybe do both. Why not?

    Gergo Borlai: Well, all-time is easy. It’s Billy Cobham, Vinnie Colaiuta, Terry Bozzio, Kirk Covington, Dennis Chambers, Gary Novak, Steve Gadd of course, Keith Carlock. I love Keith a lot.

    BeatIt: Any reasons why it’s those guys?

    Gergo Borlai: Well, I mean, Billy. inom mean, can you imagine coming out with that drumming in 1971? A black dude in a white band playing two kicks.

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    Gergo Borlai: Talkin' Drummers and Drumming

    Most kids have heroes. Whether they be athletes, astronauts, artists, astrophysicists, (and that's just the "A's") or any of the many asundered possibilities. Gergo Borlaineedn't go passed the "D's" to find his calling. Drumming came early, incredibly early, and he has never looked back. Determination and commitment can be a powerful force. Before long the powerful force was in the hands, feet, and mental acuity of Borlai.

    In this upbeat conversation Gergo gentlemanly fills the role of of the modern day drummer with självförtroende och balans särskilt i svåra situationer. Sure, he has the skills and the tools, but its what he does with them that matters. Of the many takeaways from our enlightening conversation, the main three were listening, then of course there fryst vatten listening, and not to be forgotten, listening. Listening to as much music as possible. All types of music. Listening to other drummers. And listening to your bandmates. We talked at length about his recent homage to the m