Spiritual Standards · 01
Spiritual Standards
The first chapter of the project’s recorded journey.
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Spiritual Standards
Chorales, hymns, and sacred melodies transformed through contemporary improvisation and the long-running musical dialogue between Markus Burger and Jan von Klewitz.
Spiritual Standards · 02
Secunda
The second Spiritual Standards collection.
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Spiritual Standards · 03
Tertia
The third volume in the acclaimed series.
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Spiritual Standards · 04
Quarta: Songs from the New World
Sacred source material viewed through a transatlantic lens.
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Spiritual Standards · 05
Quinta: Songs Inspired by Martin Luther
The project’s fifth chapter, inspired by Luther’s musical legacy.
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Accidental Tourists
Original music shaped by lyrical European writing and collaborations with leading American jazz artists.
Accidental Tourists
Songs Inspired by People and Places
Character-rich compositions connecting memory, travel, and musical portraiture.
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Accidental Tourists
The L.A. Sessions
With Joe LaBarbera, Bob Magnusson, and featured West Coast collaborators.
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Accidental Tourists
The Alaska Sessions
A northern chapter in the project’s transatlantic story.
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Accidental Tourists
The Banff Sessions — A Tribute to Kenny Wheeler
A lyrical tribute to one of modern jazz’s defining musical voices.
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Markus Burger
Recordings centered on Markus Burger’s melodic identity as pianist, improviser, and composer.
Solo piano
The Vienna Sessions
Intimate solo piano recorded at the Bösendorfer factory in Vienna.
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Markus Burger
Ultreya
A distinct entry in Burger’s catalog of original recordings.
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Further chapters
Transatlantic exchange, formative European quartet work, and a featured collaboration with drummer Mat Marucci.
North Atlantic Jazz Alliance
NAJA
German-American musical exchange through original jazz and ensemble collaboration.
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Septer Bourbon
Fishing for Compliments
The quartet’s debut statement of melodic European jazz.
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Septer Bourbon
The Smile of the Honeycakehorse
An adventurous follow-up centered on Burger’s compositions.
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Mat Marucci & Markus Burger
Genesis
Featured listening from two experienced and deeply conversational improvisers.
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