Markus Gottschlich is an Austrian

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pianist and composer.

Life and career

Gottschlich was born and grew up in Vienna. He began playing the piano at the age of five. When he was seventeen, he left Vienna for

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. He studied at

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, Concordia College in New York, and

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. 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."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. In 2016 he served as a juror for the showcase festival Jazzahead! in Bremen, Germany. Also in 2016 he founded Jazz Academy Miami and toured Taiwan and South Korea to perform and conduct workshops. In 2018 he was named Executive Director of the New Mexico Jazz Workshop in Albuquerque. He later became Director of Music Operations at Jazz House Kids in New Jersey.

Discography

* ''When the Day Is Done'' (2008) * ''Of Places Between'' (2013) * ''Found Sounds'' (2020)

References

External links

Official website

''Downbeat'' magazine

''Der Standard'' in German

''VoyageMia''

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gottschlich, Markus Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century pianists Austrian jazz pianists Concordia College (New York) alumni Western Connecticut State University alumni