• 1984 – 1985

    member of Peter Breiner’s jazzrock band “Klobása” (Sausage)

  • 1986 –1991

    member of Jakabčic – Burian – Jaro trio, composing own pieces for them

  • 1987 – 1991

    Conservatory in Bratislava, guitar

  • 1987 – 1992

    member of Adriena Bartošová’s band Scat

  • 1987

    Bratislava Jazz Days ‘87 (with Matúš Jakabčic trio) and appearance at the Slovak Jazz Festival, part of the Bratislava Jazz Days with the band Scat

  • 1990

    cooperation with Alan Roy Scott (arranger, composer/USA)

  • 1991 – 1994

    cooperation with the Big Band Radio Bratislava (guitar, arranging)

  • 1992 – 1995

    scholarship for the Berklee College of Music Boston (USA)

  • 1992

    member of Bret Willmott’s student band Bret’s Frets in Boston, (touring Germany – 1994, 1997, 1998)

  • 1995

    back to the band Scat

  • 1996

    festival Eurovision – Eurosong Contest Oslo (NO) with own competition song “Kým nás máš” (As Long As We Are With You) (J. Burian – music, orchestra conductor; Jozef Urban – lyrics, Marcel Palonder – vocals)

  • 1997

    concert appearances with Peter Cardarelli (saxophone/USA)

  • 1998

    Bratislava Jazz Days‘98 with the Burian – Tatár International Band; establishment of the Juraj Burian Band

  • cooperation with: Alan Roy Scott, Johan Svensson/SE, David Spak, Philipp van Endert/DE; Beáta Dubasová, Dara Rolins, Vašo Patejdl, Dežo Ursiny, Oľga Záblacká, Gravis, Lojzo and others)

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