Joe Viera, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Joe Viera

German saxophonist and music educator

Date of Birth: 04-Sep-1932

Place of Birth: Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Profession: university teacher, saxophonist, music pedagogue

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Josef "Joe" Viera (born 4 September 1932) is a German jazz saxophonist and educator. Viera worked with the Riverboat Seven, Erich Ferstl, and Albert Mangelsdorff early in his career, and led a trio which played free jazz in the late 1960s.
He taught at the University of Duisburg-Essen from 1971 to 1998, taking a professorship there in 1981, and has also taught at the Musikhochschule Hannover, University of Munich, and University of Passau.
He has also published jazz method books and organized jazz workshops in Germany and elsewhere in Europe.
He was the founder and musical director of the Internationale Jazzwoche Burghausen.