Marius Popp

Marius Popp (21 September 1935, in Sibiu – 8 November 2016) was a Romanian jazz pianist and composer.[1]

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.[2] 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.[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, Bucureşti, Edit. Nemira, 1998
  • 34 teme de jazz, Bucureşti, 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]
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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
  1. "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.
  2. "Marius POPP - compozitor, pianist, profesor şi arhitect -" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  3. "Friday Night Fever - Jam Session im RKI" (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.



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