Karl Fian
Karl "Bumi" Fian (born June 24, 1960 in Perchtoldsdorf ; † January 5, 2006 in Vienna ) was an Austrian jazz and rock trumpeter.
Life
From 1974 to 1979 Bumi Fian studied at the Vienna Conservatory with Robert Politzer .
Fian was an exceptional talent on the trumpet and moved with his music beyond the boundaries between rock, jazz and world music. He was a long-time member of the Vienna Art Orchestra (from 1979 to 2002), where his powerful playing could develop perfectly. In recent years he has appeared with the “ Clemens Salesny / Bumi Fian Quintet”.
The well-known formations in which he took part include, among many others:
- Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra
- Concert Jazz Orchestra Vienna
- obsession
- Vienna Symphonic Orchestra Project (VSOP)
- Count Basic
- Vienna Big Band Machine
- Richard Oesterreicher big band
- Enfant terrible
Fian also played with various representatives of Austropop , including Wolfgang Ambros , Georg Danzer , Stefanie Werger , Boris Bukowski and Rainhard Fendrich . He was a member of the first Falco formation . Also Harald Juhnke and Peter Alexander engaged him as a musician. Fian played in the orchestra of the Vereinigte Bühnen Wien in the musical productions Cats , Das Phantom der Oper and Elisabeth .
Internationally, he worked alongside others with Carla Bley and Kenny Wheeler .
Bumi Fian died of internal bleeding in the Rudolfstiftung Hospital in Vienna . He was buried in the Liesing cemetery (group 93, row 8, number 11).
Works
- Vienna Art Orchestra: Tango from Obango. This music is dedicated to the people and the Sea of Obango , rec. 1979, LP 1980, CD 1997 ISBN 3-221-10102-3
- Bumi Fian: Fian , CD 1988 (new edition 2002)
- Clemens Salesny / Bumi Fian Quintett: Always Blue, CD 2004
literature
- Peter Stachel: Fian, Karl. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0 .
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fian, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fian, Bumi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian jazz and rock trumpeter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Perchtoldsdorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 5, 2006 |
| Place of death | Vienna |