• 1968 – 1974

    Conservatory in Žilina, trombone

  • 1972 – 1984 

    leader of the group Za-ja-ce, tour in abroad and performing at festivals (Bratislava Lyre, Slovak Festival Of Politic Song in Martin, Music Festival Of Youth in Bojnice, Festival Of Political Song in Berlin and others)

  • 1976

    member of the Dance Orchestra of Czechoslovak Radio in Bratislava (trombonist, author of orchestral pieces)

  • 1977

    member of VV System

  • 1987 – 1991

    Academy Of Performing Arts in Bratislava, trombone and composition; as an author of the music he appeared at the Bratislava Lyre Festival (Jánska noc, 1978; Keby som mal sestruLieky proti láske, 1979; Kde si slnko hľadá milenky, 1980; Rozhovor v daždi, 1981; Na dvanástom poschodí, 1983; Moja prvá láska, 1984)

  • 1990

    conductor of the Radio Bratislava Big Band, performance at the Bratislava Jazz Days 1992

  • 1993

    tour through Netherlands and Germany

  • 1994

    founder of the Pavol Zajaček Orchestra, regular performances in Slovak Television and Slovak Radio shows

The trombonist, composer, and conductor Pavel Zajáček studied at the Conservatory in Žilina and at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. He worked as the leader of the group Za-ja-ce, with which he performed at home and abroad and appeared at major music festivals. He was a member of the Czechoslovak Radio Dance Orchestra, where he was also active as a composer of orchestral works, and collaborated with the group VV Systém. As a composer, he was repeatedly featured at the Bratislava Lyre festival. In the 1990s, he served as conductor of the Radio Bratislava Big Band, toured abroad, and in 1994 founded the Pavel Zajaček Orchestra, which regularly appeared in radio and television programs.

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