Igor Čelko

member of Dixieland na Suchom Mýte in Bratislava (piano)

member of the group Traditional Club

Faculty of Construction of the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava

performed at the International Jazz Festival in Prague (with Traditional Club)

performed with Traditional Club at festivals in Vienna, Budapest, Comblain la Tour (Belgium), Munich; tours in Hungary and the former East Germany; took part in a radio broadcast, Jazz in der Tschechoslowakei (the former West Germany)

participated in the Czechoslovak Amateur Jazz Festival in Přerov, where with Traditional Club, he won first prize in the traditional jazz category; performed at the jazz festival in Prague

engagements in Zurich, Basel, and Geneva (Switzerland)

some members of Traditional Club remain in Switzerland, performing as the East European Dixieland Company (Igor Čelko, Peter “Lemon” Móric, P. “Mule” Molnár)

member of the Roy King Dixieland Band, with trombonist Roy Crimmins (Great Britain)

member of the Dixieland formation Smoking Band (Zurich)

leader of the Elite Syncopators quintet, oriented towards old-time jazz

occasional concerts with members of Traditional Club

member of The Zigerhorns Dixieland Band, with which he played a tour in Australia

member of the Jazz Point Dixieland Band (Zurich; Matthias Jenny – trombone, Edy Kieser – banjo, Hans Brunner – drums, Herbie Saurer – trumpet, Jimmy Wettach – bass guitar, tuba, Igor Čelko – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone)