Pavol Bodnár

Conservatory in Žilina, piano

Faculty of Natural Sciences of the Comenius University in Bratislava, biochemistry; during his studies played in a jazz band with Matúš Jakabčic and Pavol Habera

founded the BB Quintet (Banská Bystrica)

member, composer and arranger of the Swing Quartet

Bodnár’s piece Cheerful Afternoon made it into the shortlist of 8 finale compositions at the Concours International de Composition de Thèmes de Jazz – Monaco

cooperation with Peter Lipa (as arranger and pianist); member of the T + R Band (later Traditional and Revival Band), performance at the Jazz Open Air (Vienna 1997) and at the Rottweil jazz festival

member of the Peter Cardarelli & Pavol Bodnár Band

co-founder of the Polish – Slovak Jazz Quartet (Piotr Baron – tenor saxophone (PL); Martin Marinčák – bass guitar, Cyril Zeleňák – percussion)

Bratislava Jazz Days ’96; member of the Peter Lipa Band

member of the Vlado Vizár Jazz Quintet

currently also teaches and lectures at Summer jazz workshops in Bratislava