• 1975

    Public Arts School in Bratislava, piano, self-taught percussion and guitar

  • 1978 – 1984

    Conservatory in Bratislava, double bass

  • 1980 – 1985

    playing with funky bands Tamis, Tagore and in the rock band 300 HR

  • 1981 – 1984

    member of Martin Kratochvíl’s band Jazz Q

  • 1982 – 1988

    Bratislava Conservatory Big Band

  • 1983 – 1991

    member of fusion bands Stop Time and Esprit

  • 1983, 1985

    Bratislava Jazz Days (with the band Esprit)

  • 1984 – 1988

    member of Vlado Valovič’s VV Systém orchestra

  • 1985 – 1989

    Czechoslovak Television Dance Orchestra

  • 1986 – 1989

    position with the Czechoslovak Radio Dance Orchestra

  • 1986 – 1991

    Academy of Music and Drama in Bratislava, double bass

  • 1988

    Gustav Mahler’s Young Orchestra (cond. Claudio Abbado, Václav Neumann, James Judd; tours across Europe)

  • 1990 – 1991

    member of the ESH Band

  • 1991 – 1992

    playing with The Quartet Band

  • 1993

    member of Štěpán Markovič’s band the Jazz Face

  • since 1994

    member of the Slovak Philharmonic; cooperation in recording of an album for the band Madre; member of the Matúš Jakabčic Tentet

  • 1995

    Ladislav Martoník prize recipient – Jazzman of the year 1994

  • current member of: Bee Connection, Madhouse, Matúš Jakabčic Quartet and Gustav Brom’s Big Band; apart from jazz also professionally involved with classical music

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