• 1993 – 1999

    studied piano at the State Conservatory in Bratislava

  • 1997 – 1999

    collaborated with youth jazz band Elie Quintet and Big Band of Conservatory Bratislava

  • 1999 – 2003

    continued at the Jazz Institute at the Academy of Music in Graz (Austria)

  • 2004

    founder and leader of his own quintet Five Reasons (Luboš Šrámek – piano, Juraj Bartoš – trumpet, Matúš Jakabčic – guitar, Juraj Griglák – double bass, Marián Ševčík – drums)

  • since 2004

    started teaching jazz piano and theory on the State Conservatory in Bratislava, member of Tentet and CZ/SK Big Band of Matúš Jakabčic, collaborated with Slovak drummer Jozef Döme and his quartet, performing in Bratislava Jazz Days 2004, yearly performing on jazz festivals: Jazz Festival Přerov, Pet Jazz Bratislava, Jazzfest Košice, Jazz Fest Brno etc.

  • 2005

    presentation of his own compositions in Jazz Club Blue Note, Milano (Italy), member of band Funkpunk (Juraj Griglák, Martin Valihora)

  • 2006

    participation on Three pianos project with Ondrej Krajňák and Klaudius Kováč

  • 2006, 2007

    lecturer of international jazz master classes in Frýdland (Czech Republic)

  • 2007

    leader of new jazz project LuboSSramek Artsemble

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  • cooperation:

    Zbygniew Namyslowski, Janusz Muniak, Jarek Smietana, Aladar Pege, Stjepko Gut, Harry Sokal, Karl Ratzer, Norma Winstone, Jerry Bergonzi, Erich Bachtragl, Billy Hart, Ingrid Jensen, Ron McClure, Peter Cardarelli, Anna Lauvergnac, Maja Jaku, Mark Murphy, Renato Cicco, Ed Neumeister, Wayne Darling, Jure Pukl, Dušan Novakov, Milan Nikolic, Andjelko Stupar, Daniel Noesig, Ondrej Krajňák, Klaudius Kováč, Radovan Tariška, Milo Suchomel, Erik Rothenstein, Peter Solárik, Róbert Ragan, Marián Ševčík, Matúš Jakabčic, Juraj Bartoš, Juraj Griglák, Juraj Kalász, Berco Balogh, Martin Valihora, Jozef Döme... 

In terms of interpretation, his work is musically interesting and distinctive by his exact textbook technique, colourful melodic and harmonic sense of thinking with sophisticated rhythm and regular pulse. Owing to his progressive views of modern jazz art, he is in great demand as a composer and arranger. He currently leads his East European Artsemble whilst working alongside a project Jazzonance.

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