Marius Popp
Marius Popp was a Romanian jazz pianist and composer.
Popp, who graduated from the Institute of Architecture Ion Mincu in Bucharest, studied with Maricica Neagu, Ana Severa Benţia, Alexandru Paşcanu, and Corneliu Gheorghiu.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. He played with Lionel Hampton when the latter had a concert in București. 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.
Since 1999 he has been a lecturer at the Appenzeller Jazz Days, Switzerland.Discography (selection)
- Jazz in trio, Electrecord, 1967
- Panoramic jazz-rock
- Nodul gordian – Seria jazz nr. 20
- Acordul fin. Fine Tuning – Seria jazz nr. 24
- Flașnetarium
- Margine de lume, 2013
CDs
- Essential – guest musicians: Peter Wertheimer, Eugen Gondi, Dan Andrei Aldea, Decebal Bădilă, Alin Constanțiu and others.
- Semințe prăjite. Roasted Seeds
Film scores
- Mijlocaș la dechidere
- Întoarce-te și mai privește o dată
- Destinația Mahmudia
- La capătul liniei
- Galax
- Rețeaua S.
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
- UNITER Award
- Romanian Musical Critics' Union Award
- Actualitatea muzicală Magazine's Award
