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1978 – 1979
Conservatory in Žilina, piano
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1979 – 1984
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
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1985
founded the BB Quintet (Banská Bystrica)
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1987 – 1990
member, composer and arranger of the Swing Quartet
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1990
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
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since 1993
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
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1994
member of the Peter Cardarelli & Pavol Bodnár Band
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1995
co-founder of the Polish – Slovak Jazz Quartet (Piotr Baron – tenor saxophone (PL); Martin Marinčák – bass guitar, Cyril Zeleňák – percussion)
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1996
Bratislava Jazz Days ’96; member of the Peter Lipa Band
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since 1997
member of the Vlado Vizár Jazz Quintet
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currently also teaches and lectures at Summer jazz workshops in Bratislava