Marius Popp
Marius Popp (21 September 1935, in
jazz pianist and composer.[1]
Popp, who graduated from the
), and Corneliu Gheorghiu (piano).Musical activity
He has participated in many jazz festivals:
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.[3]
Since 1999 he has been a lecturer at the Appenzeller Jazz Days, Switzerland.
Discography (selection)
Vinyl LPs
- Jazz in trio, Electrecord, 1967
- Panoramic jazz-rock (1977, Electrecord EDE 01266)
- Nodul gordian – Seria jazz nr. 20 (1983, Electrecord EDE 02377)
- Acordul fin. Fine Tuning – Seria jazz nr. 24 (1989, Electrecord EDE 03503)
- Flașnetarium (1995, EDE 04401)
- Margine de lume, 2013
CDs
- Essential (2006, Electrecord EDC 671) – guest musicians: Peter Wertheimer, Eugen Gondi, Dan Andrei Aldea, Decebal Bădilă, Alin Constanțiu and others.
- Semințe prăjite. Roasted Seeds (2008, Electrecord EDC 889)
Film scores
- Mijlocaș la dechidere (1979, directorț Dinu Tănase)
- Întoarce-te și mai privește o dată (1981, director: Dinu Tănase)
- Destinația Mahmudia (1981, director: Alexandru Boiangiu)
- La capătul liniei (1982, director: Dinu Tănase)
- Galax (director: Ion Popescu-Gopo)
- Rețeaua S. (director: Virgil Calotescu)
Stage music
- Richard III
- Afară în fața ușii
- Astă seară Lola Blau
Books
- Armonia aplicativă în improvizația de jazz, București, Edit. Nemira, 1998
- 34 teme de jazz, București, Edit. Muzicală, 2004
Awards
- Romanian Composers' and Musicologists' Union Award[2]
- UNITER Award[2]
- Romanian Musical Critics' Union Award[2]
- Actualitatea muzicală Magazine's Award[4]
References
- Daniela Caraman Fotea, Florian Lungu, Disco ghid-rock, Ed. Muzicala, Bucuresti, 1977, pp. 172–173
- Mihai Berindei, Dicționar de jazz, Ed. Științifică și Enciclopedică, București, 1976
- ^ "A murit pianistul şi compozitorul de jazz MARIUS POPP (21 sept 1935 – 8 nov 2016)". Radio România Cultural (in Romanian). 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- ^ a b c d "Marius POPP – compozitor, pianist, profesor şi arhitect –" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- ^ "Friday Night Fever – Jam Session im RKI" (in Romanian). Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- ^ "Zi romanesca la "Warsaw Summer Jazz Days" cu Marius Popp si Ozana Barabancea" (in Romanian). Retrieved December 28, 2013.
External links
- Marius Popp at Discogs
- Detailed biography on the Romanian Composers' and Musicologists' Union web site (in Romanian)
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