Markus Fleischer

“I find the magic in music when it creates associations, feelings inside me, when it moves me in some way or another even if I can’t pinpoint how exactly. These are moments I am looking for and hope to transport to my listeners too."
Guitarist and composer Markus Fleischer originally from Germany, studied jazz at the Amsterdam University of the Arts (former Hilversum Conservatory) and then devoted himself intensively to ‘Non- Western Contemporary Compositional and Improvisational Techniques’ with classical South Indian music in a postgraduate course.
After his studies, he returned to Germany and was a member of various ensembles and duo projects, with which he released multiple albums and toured internationally with drummers such as Keith Copeland, Adam Nussbaum, guitarist John Stowell and keyboarder Jasper van't Hof.
In recent years, Markus Fleischer has particularly been involved with crossover projects such as the Freiraum Syndikat and contemporary composer Moritz Eggert.
Out of these projects came his new album ‘Schimmer’ which was released on October 11th, 2019 - an inspiring collaboration with the Icelandic pianist Agnar Már Magnússon, in which the two sensitive musicians combine elements of jazz, improvisations and classical music.