Friedrich Beyer (musician)
Friedrich "Fritz" Beyer (born October 9, 1929 ; † August 2, 2010 in Vienna ) was an Austrian jazz musician ( woodwind , pianist ) and radio host. He has emerged as an accomplished soloist especially on the tenor saxophone .
Beyer began his career in the bebop big band of singer Gert Steffens. Around 1960 he led his Fritz Beyer Quartet , which played in the style of Stan Getz . He then worked in the big bands of Heinz Neubrand / Viktor Plasil , Richard Oesterreicher and Karel Krautgartner , with whom he went to ORF . In the 1980s and 1990s he was responsible for radio programs such as Big Band Classics . He also belonged to the groups of Teddy Ehrenreich , Martin Breinschmid , Bill Grah , Michael Starch, Sigi Maron , Elly Wright , the Jazz Amateurs and the Classic Swing Serenaders . In addition, he played with traveling stars such as Sir Charles Thompson , Harry Sweets Edison and Barney Kessel in Vienna's Jazzland . As a studio musician, he was also involved in albums by Claudius Alzner, Erika Pluhar , Toni Stricker , Karl Hodina and Geduldig un Thimann . Beyer was buried at the Stammersdorfer Zentralfriedhof (group B, row 2, number 23) in Vienna.
literature
- Obituary: Jazz Podium 10/2010, p. 40
- Uwe Harten : Beyer, Friedrich. 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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| SURNAME | Beyer, Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beyer, Fritz (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian jazz musician and radio host |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 9, 1929 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 2, 2010 |
| Place of death | Vienna |