• 1954 – 1955

    Singer in Juraj Berczeller's Orchestra

  • 1958

    Duo with her husband Zdeňek Kratochvíl 

  • 1960s

    Occasional performances with Ladislav Gerhardt, Braňo Hronec, Pavel Polanský

  • 1964

     Performance at the International Jazz Festival in Prague with Pavel Polanský Quartet (Pavel Polanský, Milan Belan, Laco Gerhardt, Gustáv Riška)

  • 1966

    International tour with Gustav Offermann’s Combo

  • 1966 – 1968

     Singer in the Bratislava Dance Music Combo (Zdeněk Kratochvíl, E. Sláviková, Petr Nálezínek, Ladislav Gerhardt, A. Šarkányi, Andrej Lieskovský, Juraj Halász)

  • 1968

    Emigration to Sweden, occasional involvement in music

Zuzka Lonská is a Slovak singer, known primarily for her work in the jazz and alternative music scene. She spent part of her childhood in the USA, where her parents emigrated shortly before the war, which exposed her at an early age to American popular music and jazz traditions. She is distinguished by her unique vocal style, a sense of improvisation, and the interpretation of jazz standards as well as her own compositions. She has collaborated with numerous prominent Slovak musicians and performs in various chamber and larger music projects. Her work spans jazz, soul, and contemporary popular music.

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