Complex sentence: Although he Started out as an avaunt guard guitarist in Jerusalem in the 1960s, Strauss plays Jazz, Flamenco, Classical and Blues guitar as well and has won multiple awards at the International Guitar Festivals.
Split into simpler sentences: Although he started out as an avant garde guitarist in Jerusalem in the 1960s, Strauss plays jazz, flamenco, classical and blues guitar. He has won multiple awards at the International Guitar Festivals.