Markus Gottschlich
{{short description|Austrian jazz pianist and composer}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Markus Gottschlich
| image = Markus Gottschlich 1.jpg
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Vienna, Austria
| genre = Jazz
| occupation = Musician
| instrument = Piano
| years_active = 2000s–present
| label =
| associated_acts = Bobby Shew, Mads Tolling
| website = {{URL|markusgottschlich.com}}
}}
Markus Gottschlich is an Austrian jazz pianist and composer.
Life and career
Gottschlich was born and grew up in Vienna.{{cite journal |last1=Lutz |first1=Phillip |title=Markus Gottschlich: Entrepreneurial Spirit |journal=DownBeat |date=March 2014 |page=48}} He began playing the piano at the age of five.{{cite web |last1=Altman |first1=Riki |title=MIAM April 2013 Page 92 |url=http://digital.modernluxury.com/publication/?i=152181&p=94 |website=digital.modernluxury.com |accessdate=6 September 2020 |page=92 |date=April 2013}} When he was seventeen, he left Vienna for St. Petersburg, Florida. He studied at Admiral Farragut Academy, Concordia College in New York, and Western Connecticut State University. He played in China before moving to Miami around 2007. Gottschlich toured Austria for a month in 2013, including playing at the Vienna Jazz Festival. In 2013 he was curator of the inaugural Miami Beach Jazz Festival. In 2014 he became a Steinway Artist.[http://www.steinway.com/news/press-releases/markus-gottschlich-joins-steinway-sons-artists-roster/ "Markus Gottschlich Joins Steinway & Sons Artists' Roster"] (5 May 2014). Steinway.com
In 2015 he represented the U.S. as a guest speaker and panelist at the International Festival Forum in London, England.{{Cite web|url=http://www.iff.rocks/schedule/festivals-are-dead-long-live-the-festival/|title=Festivals are dead, long live festivals! {{!}} International Festival Forum|website=www.iff.rocks|language=en-GB|access-date=18 February 2017}} In 2016 he served as a juror for the showcase festival Jazzahead! in Bremen, Germany.{{Cite web|url=http://www.londonjazznews.com/2015/12/news-showcasing-bands-and-juries-for.html|title=NEWS: Showcasing Bands (and juries) for jazzahead! Bremen 2016 Announced|website=www.londonjazznews.com|access-date=18 February 2017}} Also in 2016 he founded Jazz Academy Miami and toured Taiwan and South Korea to perform and conduct workshops.{{cite web |title=Jazz news: Jazz Academy Miami (JAM) - Reserve Now For Winter Program With Jazz Greats Leading Masterclasses |url=https://news.allaboutjazz.com/jazz-academy-miami-jam-reserve-now-for-winter-program-with-jazz-greats-leading-masterclasses.php |website=All About Jazz News |publisher=Scott Thompson Public Relations |accessdate=6 September 2020 |date=20 May 2019}}
In 2018 he was named Executive Director of the New Mexico Jazz Workshop in Albuquerque.{{cite web |last1=Gomez |first1=Adrian |title=New director pushes growth for N.M. Jazz Workshop |url=https://www.abqjournal.com/1260332/new-director-pushes-growth-for-nm-ja-zzworkshop.html |website=www.abqjournal.com |accessdate=6 September 2020 |date=22 December 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Marks |first1=Ellen |title=Meet Markus Gottschlich |url=https://www.abqjournal.com/1314769/meet-markus-gottschlich.html |website=www.abqjournal.com |accessdate=6 September 2020 |date=13 May 2019}} He later became Director of Music Operations at Jazz House Kids in New Jersey.{{cite web |last1=Orel |first1=Gwen |title=Online music classes bring people together in a virtual world |url=https://www.montclairlocal.news/2020/04/19/online-music-classes-bring-people-together-montclair-nj/ |website=Montclair Local News |accessdate=6 September 2020 |date=19 April 2020}}
Discography
- When the Day Is Done (2008)
- Of Places Between (2013)
- Found Sounds (2020)
References
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External links
- [https://www.markusgottschlich.com Official website]
- [http://www.downbeat.com/digitaledition/2014/DB1403/_art/DB1403.pdf Downbeat magazine]
- [https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000002653030/zum-instrument-werden Der Standard in German]
- [http://voyagemia.com/interview/meet-markus-gottschlich-musician-miami-beach/ VoyageMia]
- [https://www.abqjournal.com/1389598/10-over-10-new-mexico-ja-zzworkshop-presenting-a-day-full-of-local-ja-zzfood.html ABQ Journal]
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Category:21st-century Austrian pianists
Category:Austrian jazz pianists