Juraj Schweigert & The Groove Time - Spin-Off (2021)

Juraj Schweigert & The Groove Time is Bratislava-based and the band features top musicians in the region (Juraj Schweigert-harmonica/vocals, Zsolt Szitási -guitar, Matej Štubniak - bass, and Juraj Raši - drums). The band started as a jump blues band and slowly developed a character of its own. While rooted in blues we like mixing in all kinds of genres like jazz, funk, latin, or rock so that we keep the music fresh and cultivate our own sound. The material we are currently working on mostly explores the common ground of blues and genres like funk, soul, and groove.

The band has won several awards at home and abroad and played a number of blues and jazz festivals. In 2015, we released our debut album Novelty Shop (finalist of the Blues Foundation Best Self-produced CD competition) and in 2016 we represented Slovakia at the European Blues Challenge in Torrita. As an instrumentalist, Juraj was awarded 2nd place at the World Harmonica Festival in the Blues category in 2017.