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1964 – 1970
Studies at the Conservatory in Bratislava and Žilina (2 years in Bratislava, 4 years in Žilina)
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1969
Member of the band Blues Five (with Peter Lipa); participation in the Prague Beat Festival
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1970 – 1994
Collaboration with Dežo Ursíny in the bands Provisorium and Burčiak
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1971 – 1976
Studies at the Academy of Performing Arts (VŠMU), majoring in Film and Television Dramaturgy
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1977 – 1980
Editor at the Czechoslovak Radio
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1978 – 2000
Collaboration with Milan Lasica and Július Satinský (setting lyrics to music, author trio, TV show Ktosi je za dverami / Somebody Is Behind the Door)
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Late 1970s
Dramaturge of the Poetic Ensemble of the Nová Scéna Theatre in Bratislava
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1980 – 1982
Collaboration with the band YPS
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1990s
Collaboration with comedians (Štefan Skrúcaný, Miroslav Noga, Zuzana Tlučková, Rasťo Piško) and on political satire shows such as Apropo TV, Apropo PLUS, or the radio show Záložňa (The Pawnshop) on Rádio Twist
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1994 – 2000
Collaboration with Richard Müller (setting lyrics to music, active band member)
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1996
Release of the albums Cez Okno (Through the Window) and Meditation for Piano
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1998
Release of the album Ten čo hrával s Dežom (The One Who Used to Play with Dežo)
Jaro Filip was a Slovak musician, composer, dramaturg, actor, humorist, and radio host who significantly influenced the local cultural scene in the second half of the 20th century. His work combined multiple artistic disciplines, focusing primarily on musical composition, theater, and political satire.
As a composer and pianist, he helped shape Slovak popular and rock music, applying a distinctive approach to setting lyrics to music. In the field of humor and satire, he focused on critical commentary on social and political events, particularly during the 1990s. Alongside his artistic activities, he was also active in journalism and was among the early promoters of the internet and new technologies in Slovakia.