Fritz Pauer

Fritz Pauer (October 14, 1943 โ€“ July 1, 2012) was an Austrian jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader.

Career

Born in Vienna, Pauer began his professional playing career as a teenager, performing with Hans Koller (1960โ€“62) before leading his own ensembles in Berlin. In the 1960s he played with Don Byas, Booker Ervin, Art Farmer, Dexter Gordon, Friedrich Gulda, and Annie Ross. From 1968-1970 he taught at the Vienna Municipal Conservatory, and following this was a member of the ORF-Big Band. In the 1970s he recorded as a leader as well as with Klaus Weiss and Peter Herbolzheimer.

Pauer lived in Peru briefly in the mid-1980s, then moved to Switzerland in 1986. Later in life he became a university professor.

An early 2000s collaboration with Jay Clayton and Ed Neumeister was released as the album 3 for the Road.[1]

Discography

As leader/co-leader

  • 3 for the Road (Meisteromusic)

As sideman

With Art Farmer

References

  1. โ†‘ Kanzler, George (October 2020). "3 for the Road: Jay Clayton/Fritz Pauer/Ed Neumeister (Meisteromusic)". The New York City Jazz Record. No. 222. p. 23.
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