Matyi Csányi

Hungarian Gipsy violinist He was born January 19, 1929 in Budapest, Hungary and died 28 May, 1980 in Vienna, Austria As a kid, he toured Europe in old Gipsy tradition to play in huge 30 man combos. As a young man, he stopped in Vienna and started to play with Fatty George. Playing in his orchestra in Fatty's Jazz bar, he got the possibility to prove his talent on violin and guitar alongside Art Blakey, Lionel Hampton or Louis Armstrong.