Marius Popp

Marius Popp (born September 21, 1935 in Sibiu) is a Romanian jazz pianist and composer.

Popp, who graduated from the Institute of Architecture Ion Mincu in Bucharest, studied with Maricica Neagu (piano), Ana Severa Benţia (piano), Alexandru Paşcanu (musical theory, solfège, harmony), and Corneliu Gheorghiu (piano).

Musical activity

He has participated in many jazz festivals: Ploiești, Sibiu, San Sebastián, Ljubliana, Prague, Warsaw, Debrecen, Nagykanizsa, Mannheim, Göttingen, Tel Aviv, Russe, Frankfurt am Main, Vienna, Munich, Gărâna, etc.[1] He played with Lionel Hampton when the latter had a concert in București (1971). He was a member of the Mihai Berindei Sextet, of the București Jazz Quartet, and has played with Aura Urziceanu, Pedro Negrescu, Eugen Gondi, Johnny Răducanu, etc. He was a regular of Electrecord's Jazz Series.

He has also collaborated with the Austrian saxophonist Harry Sokal.[2]

Since 1999 he has been a lecturer at the Appenzeller Jazz Days, Switzerland.[3]

Discography (selection)

Vinyl LPs

CDs

Film scores

Stage music

Books

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Marius POPP - compozitor, pianist, profesor şi arhitect -" (in Romanian). Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  2. "Friday Night Fever - Jam Session im RKI" (in Romanian). Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  3. "Marius Popp" (in Romanian). Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  4. "Zi romanesca la "Warsaw Summer Jazz Days" cu Marius Popp si Ozana Barabancea" (in Romanian). Retrieved December 28, 2013.

External links

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