• graduate of J. L. Bella Conservatory in Banska Bystrica (double bass department) 

  • 2000, 2004

    Czechoslovak Jazz Festival, Přerov

  • 2001

    Levice Christmas Jazz 2001 (prize for impressive artistic performance)

  • 2002, 2003, 2004

    Bratislava Jazz Days

  • 2003

    Jazz Hoeilaart International, Belgium (4th place, with M. Suchomel Quartet)

  • 2004, 2006

    Novosad Jazz Fest

  • festival competitions:

  • 2006

    – Swingin' Saxonia Glauchau, Germany (1st place, with All Time Jazz Trio)

  • member of ensemble

    s: Slovak Popular Artistic Collective (SĽUK) (1999), Traditional Jazz Band (2001), Swing Trio (2002), Milo Suchomel Quartet (2003), Jozef Dodo Šošoka Quartet (2004), Lucia Lužinská and All Time Jazz (2005), Pavol Bodnár Interjazzional Band (2006) • since 2009 leader of the group Štefan "Pišta" Bartuš & JazzBrothers

  • collaboration with

    : Radio-Symphonieorchester, Wien Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, Slovak State Philharmonic Kosice, Barbara Bruckmuller Big Band, Big Band RTV Slovenia, Harry Sokal, Lee Andrews Davidson, Lydia Murray, Janusz Muniak, István Gyárfás, Gábor Winand, Karen Edwards, Jana Kocianová, Berco Balogh, Matúš Jakabčic, Ondrej Krajňák, Juraj Bartoš, Gabo Jonáš, Pavol Bodnár, Benny Golson, Rick Margitza, Danny Grisset, Willie Jones  III, Rex Richardson, Antonio Farao, Benito Gonzalez, Peter Erskine, Joris  Roelofs, Janusz Muniak, Piotr Baron, Andy Middleton, Jeff  Gardner, Ľuboš Sramek, František  Janoska, Michal Bugala, Martin Valihora, Adam Baldych, Radko Zjaca, Antonello Salis, Simone Zanchini, Harry Sokal, Fritz Pauer, Klaus Dickbauer, Hans Salomon, Oliver Kent, Flip Philipp, Klemens Marktl, Jure Pukl, Kornel Fekete Kovac, Karen Edwards, Howard Curtis, Bill Evans and others...

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