Born in Czechoslovakia and now based in Switzerland, I began my musical journey as a self-taught guitarist, surrounded by music in my family and among nearly everyone in my circle. I was captivated early on by the electric guitar and instrumental music, and that fascination soon led me into composing — and eventually into forming several groups and playing live.
In 2002, I won two major prizes at The New Faces of Slovak Jazz Competition: Best Solo Performance and Best Group Performance, the latter with my band J.F.R.
I spent the following years as a touring and studio guitarist before moving to Prague, where I sharpened my craft playing alongside brilliant musicians and studying jazz guitar at the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory, graduating with both professional and pedagogical diplomas.
My life journey later took me abroad, to L'École Supérieure de Musique Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in France, where I graduated with a Diplôme d'État de professeur de musique, and the Winterthurer Institut für Aktuelle Musik (Kalaidos) in Switzerland, where I earned a Master of Arts in Music Pedagogy of Jazz and Popular Music.
