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)

Vinyl LPs

Jazz in trio, Electrecord, 1967Panoramic 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, București, Edit. Nemira, 1998
  • 34 teme de jazz, București, Edit. Muzicală, 2004

Awards

  • Romanian Composers' and Musicologists' Union Award
  • UNITER Award
  • Romanian Musical Critics' Union AwardActualitatea muzicală Magazine's Award