Ján Hajnal

Music School in Košice (piano)

Conservatory in Košice (piano, double bass)

Founded the Trio of Ján Hajnal (Viktor Hidvéghy – double bass, Jozef "Dodo" Šošoka – drums)

Jazz Quartet of Košice Conservatory

Finalist of the Fridrich Gulda Competition for young jazz musicians in Vienna

Leader of the Military Art Ensemble's Combo

Performance at the Czechoslovak Amateur Jazz Festival in Přerov, International Jazz Festival in Prague, and the Amateur Bands Festival in Salgotarján (Hungary)

Leader of Tatra Singers

Member of the Slovak Jazz Quintet, regular performances at the Bratislava Jazz Days, in the Aquarium Club in Warsaw (Poland), and more

Member of the Czechoslovak Radio Dance Orchestra in Bratislava, composing, arranging, and conducting his own compositions

Member of the Esprit formation of Pavel Kozma, performances at the Bratislava Jazz Days in 1985 and 1992

Pianist and arranger for the Television Orchestra in Bratislava

Ján Hajnal Quintet, performance at the Slovak Jazz Showcase during the Bratislava Jazz Days

Occasional guest appearances with the Esprit group

Composing for Big Band Radio Bratislava

Member of the All Stars Trio of Jozef "Dodo" Šošoka (Slovak Culture Days in Budapest 1995, Woodstock Budapest 1994, Slovak Jazz Showcase 1994)

Occasional formations (duo with Gabo Jonáš, with wife Ria Hajnalová, trio with trumpeter Ľubor Priehradník, etc.)

Leader of the Tatra Quintet (Juraj Bartoš – trumpet, flugelhorn, Milo Suchomel – tenor saxophone, Ján Hajnal – piano, lead, Peter Čudek – double bass, Peter Solárik – drums, Ria Hajnalová – vocals)

Participation in the International Solo Piano Jazz Festival in Prague

 – Also focused on solo jazz piano

Jazz recital as part of the Bratislava Music Festival

Member of Classical & Jazz Art Duo with Miloš Jurkovič (flute) in the Bach & Jazz program, performances at the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislava Castle, Přerov Jazz Festival, Trenčín Music Autumn, and more

Piano jazz recital at Leighton House in London

Concert of Classical & Jazz Art Duo at the Prague Spring Festival; expansion of the concert program (own compositions and jazz arrangements of Mozart, Chopin, and Fauré)

Participation in the Nitra Music Spring, at the Mirbach Palace in Bratislava, and at the Prešov Music Autumn, trio performances in Slovak cities and duo performances with Matúš Jakabčic

Performance at the Primatial Palace with the B. Warchal Chamber Orchestra on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of J. Cikker's birth, featuring a jazz arrangement of Cikker's Slovak Suite Op. 22 for solo piano and orchestra

Jazz piano recital at the Conservatory in Košice as part of the Musical Resonances event; founding of a new group, Ján Hajnal & His Hammond Factory, featuring J. Hajnal on the Hammond organ, with guitar, tenor saxophone, and drums

Solo performances in Košice and the Jazz Dock club in Prague

Solo performances at the Opus Jazz Club in Budapest and in Paris at the state archives building during the Jazzycolors festival

Solo performance in Gliwice (Philharmonia Jazzovia), at the Showcase in Košice, jazz workshops at Košice conservatories

Solo performance at the Showcase festival in Košice