Joe Viera | |
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 Viera in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Josef Viera |
| Born | 4 September 1932 Munich, Germany |
| Died | 7 April 2024 (aged 91) Munich, Germany |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Instructor |
| Instrument | Saxophone |
| Years active | 1962–2000 |
Josef Viera (4 September 1932 – 7 April 2024) was a German jazz saxophonist and educator. In 1970 he founded the German jazz festival Internationale Jazzwoche Burghausen and directed it for more than 50 years. In 1993, Viera co-founded the Lehrer Big Band Bayern (LBB Bayern) with Walter A. Neubeck.