• 1976 – 1980

    Public conservatory in Bratislava, classical guitar

  • 1979 – 1984

    Theoretical cybernetics, Faculty of mathematics and physics, Comenius University Bratislava

  • from 1983

    member of the fusion band Stop Time (Matúš Jakabčic – leader, el. guitar; J. Štubniak – piano; Juraj Griglák – bass guitar, Oldo Petráš – drums; later Ján Fabrický – drums, Juraj Bartoš – trumpet, Richard Šarközi – keyboards, Jesper Pedersen – bass guitar (DA); guest appearances Dušan Húščava – tenor saxophone, Cyril Zeleňák, Marcel Buntaj – drums), with whom he appeared in a number of successful concerts both home and abroad (1984, 1986 – Bratislava Guitariade ; 1985 – Blues on the Danube Bratislava; 1986 – BJD; 1988 – Carslbad International jazz festival; 1989 – festival in Hertogenbosch (NL); 1990 – tour across France etc.)

  • 1985 – 1989

    Dance Orchestra of the Czechoslovak Television in Bratislava (comp, arr)

  • 1986 – 1991

    State Conservatory Bratislava, composing

  • 1994 – 1995

    Berklee College of Music Boston, composing

  • 1986

    jazz band Esprit

  • 1986 – 1990

    cooperation with the Bratislava Conservatory Big Band

  • 1986 – 1991

    guitar Trio Jakabčic – Burian – Jaro

  • 1987 – 1994

    Dušan Húščava Quintet

  • 1990 – 1992

    cooperation with the Big Band Radio Bratislava

  • 1990 – 1993

    member of a duo with Gabo Jonáš – piano, later trio with Robert Balzar – cb (CZ)

  • 1993

    recipient of the Ladislav Martoník prize as the Jazzman of 1992

  • 1994 – 1995

    cooperation with Greg Hopkins Big Bando in Boston

  • 1995

    establishment of the Matúš Jakabčic Tentet (1995 BJD; 1996 BHS; 1997 Festival Přerov; 1998 Bratislava Days of Europe)

  • from 1996

    Gustav Brom Big Band (guit, arr, comp)

  • from 1997

    cooperation with the Big Band of the Prague Radio

  • 1997

    Slovak Jazz Quartet (Matúš Jakabčic – guitar; Juraj Bartoš – trumpet; Juraj Griglák – bass guitar; Jozef „Dodo” Šošoka – drums), concerts abroad (Jerusalem, Zagreb, London etc.)

  • since 1998

    Bee Connection (Berco Balogh – vocal, Peter Preložník – keyboards, Juraj Griglák – bass guitar, Oldo Petráš – drums), currently teaches arranging and jazz harmony at the Bratislava Conservatory; member of the Parisian Euro Jazz Big Band (FR), for whom he does composing and arranging.

  • since 2011

    director of Music Fund Slovakia

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