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'''Fritz Pauer''' (October 14, 1943 – 2012) was an [[Austria]]n [[jazz]] pianist, composer, and bandleader. |
'''Fritz Pauer''' (October 14, 1943 – July 1, 2012) was an [[Austria]]n [[jazz]] pianist, composer, and bandleader. |
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Born in [[Vienna]], Pauer began his professional playing career as a teenager, performing with [[Hans Koller]] (1960-62) before leading his own ensembles in [[Berlin]]. In the 1960s he played with, among others, [[Don Byas]], [[Booker Ervin]], [[Art Farmer]], [[Dexter Gordon]], [[Friedrich Gulda]], and [[Annie Ross]]. From 1968-1970 he taught at the [[Vienna Conservatory]], and following this was a member of the [[Osterreicher Rundfunk]] dance orchestra. In the 1970s he recorded as a leader as well as with [[Klaus Weiss]] and [[Peter Herbolzheimer]]. |
Born in [[Vienna]], Pauer began his professional playing career as a teenager, performing with [[Hans Koller]] (1960-62) before leading his own ensembles in [[Berlin]]. In the 1960s he played with, among others, [[Don Byas]], [[Booker Ervin]], [[Art Farmer]], [[Dexter Gordon]], [[Friedrich Gulda]], and [[Annie Ross]]. From 1968-1970 he taught at the [[Vienna Conservatory]], and following this was a member of the [[Osterreicher Rundfunk]] dance orchestra. In the 1970s he recorded as a leader as well as with [[Klaus Weiss]] and [[Peter Herbolzheimer]]. |
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Fritz Pauer (October 14, 1943 – July 1, 2012) was an Austrian jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader.
Born in Vienna, Pauer began his professional playing career as a teenager, performing with Hans Koller (1960-62) before leading his own ensembles in Berlin. In the 1960s he played with, among others, Don Byas, Booker Ervin, Art Farmer, Dexter Gordon, Friedrich Gulda, and Annie Ross. From 1968-1970 he taught at the Vienna Conservatory, and following this was a member of the Osterreicher Rundfunk dance orchestra. In the 1970s he recorded as a leader as well as with Klaus Weiss and Peter Herbolzheimer.
Pauer moved to Peru briefly in the mid-1980s, but moved to Switzerland in 1986. Later in life he became a university professor.
References
- "Fritz Pauer". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, ed. Barry Kernfeld, 1994, p. 964.