Tököly-Urbánek-Korman Trio
Marek Urbánek
Marek Urbánek works as a drum set teacher at the Jazz Department of HAMU in Prague and as head of the percussion department at the International Conservatory Prague.
He performs in leading Czech jazz and cross-genre projects, including the Gustav Brom Czech Radio Big Band, Jan Smigmator (Big Band, Sextet, Quartet), David Dorůžka Trio, Marta Kloučková Quintet, Kristina Bárta Quartet(Euroradio Jazz Competition 2015, and the first ever Czech jazz project to perform at the world's largest jazz trade fair Jazzahead! 2021), Zorba že ja buddha, JeN Hovorka (a hip-hop project collaborating with various guests across genres), TokDat, Ondřej Štveráček Quartet, Luboš Soukup Q., TRIPlay, Najponk Trio (regularly recording for the Japanese label Gats Production. The most recent album features Frank Basile (USA)), Dagmar Pecková – Kurt Weill(a unique 17-concert series in Prague’s Lucerna, including an album and performance at the prestigious Kurt Weill Festival in Dessau, Germany), František Uhlíř Septet, and many others.
He has collaborated and toured with numerous international artists, including top global musicians: Brian Charette (USA), Jure Pukl (SLO), Arturo Sandoval, Valery Ponomarev (USA), Nadia Washington (USA), Sharon Lewis (USA), Frank Basile (USA), John Marshall (USA), Eric Wyatt (USA), Pat Bianchi (USA), David Restivo (CAN), Melanie Scholtz (South Africa), Andrew Lilley (South Africa), Robby Marshall (USA), Shauli Einav (Israel), Inbar Fridman (Israel), Bob Montgomery (USA), Al Herman (USA), Alba Plano (Italy), Mar Vilaseca (Spain), Miss Mikey May (Israel), Live Fyon Friis (Norway), Stian Victor Lervik Swensson (Norway), Jo Fougner Skansaar (Norway), Alexander Bone (UK) and many more.
Gustav Brom – Czech Radio Big Band: Long-term collaboration across genres with both Czech and international guests including José Cura, Randy Brecker (USA), Matt Dusk (CAN), Dan Bárta (CZ), Aga Zaryan (PL), Robi Botos (HUN/CAN), Ondřej Pivec (CZ/USA) and others.
In his 10-year career, he has recorded over 20 albums.
Jakub Tököly
Jakub Tököly is a Slovak pianist, composer, arranger, and educator.
He comes from a family with deep musical roots and pursued classical and jazz studies at JAMU in Brno and Musik und Kunst in Vienna. During his career, he has performed across Europe (Switzerland, Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy…) and in Israel as a sideman in jazz projects from the Czech and Slovak scenes, as well as in orchestras and theater productions.
He is a regular member of the Gustav Brom Big Band, Miroslav Hloucal Q, Renata Drössler, Josef Fečo Jazz Family, Ľubomír Gašpar Cimbal Project, Július Baroš Q, Lache Manuša, and The Forman Brothers’ Theatre. As a guest artist, he collaborates with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra and the JazzDock Orchestra.
His original works as a leader include two albums – Different Directions (nominated for the Esprit award) and Echoes, where he blends jazz and classical music with Roma elements. These are the key inspirations behind his harmonic depth, lyrical sensitivity, and colorful, sophisticated improvisation style.
Over the course of his career, he has worked with internationally acclaimed musicians such as Antonio Sanchez (MEX), Joan Orleans (USA), Vince Mendoza (USA), Gábor Bolla (HU), Vladimír Kostadinović (SRB), Juraj Bartoš (SK), Piotr Barron (PL), Steven Mercurio (USA), Ondřej Štveráček (CZ), Ron Affif (USA), Yvonne Sanchez (PL), Ossian Roberts (UK), Andy Schofield (UK) and many others.
In addition to performing, he teaches jazz piano at the International Conservatory Prague.
Peter Korman
Double bassist Peter Korman is a representative of the young Slovak jazz generation.
His musical beginnings are rooted in Slovak folklore, which he studied for eight years. At the same time, he completed classical double bass studies at the conservatory in Banská Bystrica. He later studied jazz double bass at JAMU in Brno with Jiří Slavíka and at the Jazz Institute Berlin under Gregory Cohen.
He is a permanent member of ensembles such as the Jiří Kotača / Alf Carlsson Quartet, Milokraj by Marta Topferová, Matúš Jakabčic SK/CZ Big Band, Martin Konvička Trio, and Ľubomír Gašpar Cimbal Project.
He has performed with renowned musicians such as Juraj Bartoš (SK), David Dorůžka (CZ), Gábor Winand (HU), Elsa Valle (Cuba), Gábor Bolla (HU), Sándor Molnár (HU), and Sullivan Fortner (USA).
His double bass playing can be heard on numerous albums across jazz, classical music, folklore, and world music. In 2025, he is set to release his debut album featuring his original music: Root System.