Štefan Čeman

elementary art school in Rimavská Sobota, violin department

secondary school in Rimavská Sobota; self-taught guitar playing, influenced by swing and jazz music

member of Peter Baník's Dance Ensemble (Banská Bystrica)

school leaving examination, completing studies in building at the Industrial School in Banská Bystrica; self-taught saxophone playing

member of Laco Flámik Ensemble and Olejníček's Big Band in Žilina since 1963 has worked as an electrotechnician

member of the swing group Tibor Nagy Ensemble (Rimavská Sobota)

member of Ivan Nagy Ensemble (I. Nagy – piano, trumpet; Š. Čeman – tenor saxophone, guitar; Róbert Strieš – percussion; Pavol Červenec – double bass, bass guitar, tuba; Vlado Malinovský – vocals) focused on swing, be-bop, jazz

member of Ľubo Škrovina's Ensemble (Ľ. Škrovina – guitar; Š. Čeman – tenor saxophone; B. Matušek – piano; Jozef Karvaš – trumpet; Ján Velti – percussion; Eda Škrovinová – vocals)

member of the swing group Fred Riehs Ensemble (F. Riehs – piano, accordeon; Š. Čeman – tenor saxophone, guitar; Ján Bulla – trumpet, vocals; J. Kubiš – double bass; J. Velti – percussion)

member of New Born Name, which also performed as lead band at the 1st yearly competition Bystrica Bells

member of Dino Stolár Ensemble (D. Stolár – piano, synthesiser; Š. Čeman – tenor saxophone, guitar; Ján Gonda – trombone; Miroslav Boháč – trumpet; Štefan Kubiš – percussion; Pavol Červenec – double bass, bass guitar, tuba; Vlado Oravec – vocals)

musical break

organised meetings of musicians in the SČSP Centre in Banská Bystrica, leading to the formation in the following year of the Swing Q ensemble (Š. Čeman – leader, tenor saxophone, guitar; Jozef Harvan – percussion; Hubert Paško – bass guitar; Pavol Bodnár – piano, Fender piano; Ján Bulla – trumpet, vocals); the band played at the so-called Jazz Thursdays in the Šalgotarián (alias Papuča) Cafe with guests Jana Koubková, Peter Lipa etc.

swing Thursdays in the Hotel Lux (Banská Bystrica)

after a temporary break reformation of Swing Q, which performed until 1996 (Š. Čeman – tenor saxophone, guitar; R. Strieš – percussion; Róbert Ragan – double bass, bass guitar; Arnošt Wagner – piano, synthesiser; later Peter Solárik – percussion; Dáša Libiaková – vocals; Klaudio Kováč – piano)

he has performed as a freelance artist, in collaboration with: Vlado Vizár, Pavol Bodnár, Klaudio Kováč, Gabo Jonáš, Tomáš Gajlík, Andrej Šebo, Róbert Ragan, Jozef "Dodo" Šošoka, Peter Solárik, vocal trio Sweet Little Chicks (Zvolen); appeared at festivals in Slovakia and abroad (Poland, Denmark, Sweden)