Peter Lipa
- The most important person in slovak jazz. singer, composer, promoter, speaker, manager of jazz life. For many years (25) he has been the promoter of european festival Bratislava jazz days. Peter Lipa and Bobby McFerrin the charts of International jazz federation magazine Jazz Forum was he in the 80-ties regularly placed in the top 5 of the european jazz singers. His roots are blues, soul and classical mainstream. He is flexibile and has a perfect stylish orientation. His range starts from classical jazz standards and dixieland thru´ latin, jazz chanson and ends with spirituals, funk or rock.The singers he feels mostly influenced by are Jimmy Rushing, Ray Charles, Al Jarreau, Joe Cocker or Bobby McFerrin. He is a spontanious improvizing type of singer. Presently he came to an overstylish songwriting and works with the best slovak lyricists.