Markus Gottschlich

Markus Gottschlich
Born Vienna, Austria
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Piano
Years active 2000s–present
Website gottschlichmusic.com

Markus Gottschlich is an Austrian jazz pianist and composer.

Life and career

Gottschlich was born and grew up in Vienna.[1][2] He began playing the piano at the age of five.[3] Gottschlich left Vienna for St. Petersburg, Florida when he was 17.[1] He studied at Admiral Farragut Academy.[2] He later attended Concordia College in New York and Western Connecticut State University.[2] Gottschlich played in China before moving to Miami around 2007.[1] He toured Austria for a month in 2013, including playing at the Vienna Jazz Festival.[1] In 2013 he was curator of the inaugural Miami Beach Jazz Festival.[1] In 2014 he became a Steinway Artist.[2] In 2015 Gottschlich represented the US as a guest speaker and panelist at the International Festival Forum (IFF) in London, England.[4] In 2016 Gottschlich served as a juror for the showcase festival Jazzahead! in Bremen, Germany.[5] Also in 2016 he founded Jazz Academy Miami (JAM) and, later that year, toured Taiwan and South Korea to perform and conduct workshops.[6]

Discography

An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.

As leader/co-leader

Year recorded Title Label Personnel/Notes
2008* When the Day Is Done Solo piano
2013* Of Places Between InnerCat Some tracks trio, with Scott Whitney (bass), Jose Javier Freire (drums); some tracks quartet/quintet, with Federico Britos (violin), Elon Rubin (cello), Christian Bakanic (accordion), Rajesh Bhandari (percussion) added

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Lutz, Phillip (March 2014) "Markus Gottschlich – Entrepreneurial Spirit". Down Beat. p. 48.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Markus Gottschlich Joins Steinway & Sons Artists' Roster" (5 May 2014). Steinway.com
  3. ↑ Altman, Riki (April 2012) "Notes of Distinction". Modern Luxury – Miami. p. 92.
  4. ↑ "Festivals are dead, long live festivals! | International Festival Forum". www.iff.rocks. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "NEWS: Showcasing Bands (and juries) for jazzahead! Bremen 2016 Announced". www.londonjazznews.com. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Jazz Academy Miami (JAM) - Reserve Now For Winter Program With Jazz Greats Leading Masterclasses". AllAboutJazz.
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