Juraj Kalász

Mechanical Faculty of Slovak Technical University in Trnava

took part in Jazz Workshop in Frýdlant

member of Esprit ensemble

member of Ján Hajnal Quintet, performed at the Bratislava Jazz Days '87

collaboration with various jazz formations and musicians: Bratislava Trio, Leoš Kuba Quartet, Ba Gang, Andrej Kellenberger Quartet, Jozef "Dodo" Šošoka, Ľubomír Tamaškovič etc.

performed at the Slovak Jazz Festival in Žilina (solo and with Andrej Kellenberger's Alef ensemble )

State Conservatory in Bratislava, double bass department; private lessons with František Uhlíř and A. Jermin

emergence of his own ensemble Just Jazz focused on be bop (K. Simonyi – vocals, Ján Štubniak – piano, Juraj Kalász – double bass, J. Varsányi – percussion) since 1992 has performed in concert with his own ensemble Jazz Special

collaboration with Brno musicians and emergence of the ensembles Czechoslovak Quintet (Karel Růžička, S. Mácha, Ľubor Priehradník, Marcel Buntaj), with whom he appeared at the Bratislava Jazz Days '93, and Chamber Jazz Trio (J. Hnilička, Roman Pokorný); member of Tutu ensemble

member of the Polish saxophonist Janusz Muniak's quartet

member of the Shawn Loescher Trio, Láďa Kerndl Jazz Friends, Chamber Jazz Trio, Elie Quintet (Marián Ševčík, Miloš Suchomel, Ľuboš Šrámek, Oskar Török) etc.

collaboration with Peter Cardarelli Quartet (Peter Cardarelli, Pavol Bodnár, Oldo Petráš), Ľubomír Tamaškovič, Jozef "Dodo" Šošoka, Ján Hajnal, Juraj Henter, Matúš Jakabčic, Juraj Bartoš, Gabo Jonáš, Emil Viklický, Jiří Stivín, Jan Hnilička, Karel Růžička ml., Roman Pokorný, Larry Smith, Toninho Horta, Piotr Wojtasik, Danillo Castellano, Greg Burk etc.

member of Gabriel Jonáš Trio