Markus Burger (born September 30, 1966) is a German pianist, composer and music educator. During 1999–2002 he had a life threatening illness and recorded solo piano pieces for the album Ultreya. He is the founder of the trio Accidental Tourists, which has recorded for Challenge Records. He is the founder of the North Atlantic Jazz Alliance and the European Quartett Septer Bourbon, which recorded for Jazz Line Records. His Duo Spiritual Standards with saxophonist Jan von Klewitz recorded albums for Jazzline Records and Challenge Records. Discography 1996 Fishing for Compliments Septer Bourbon 1999 Spiritual Standards with Jan von Klewitz 2000 Spiritual Standards [Secunda] with Jan von Klewitz 2001 The Smile of the Honeycakehorse Septer Bourbon 2002 Ultreya 2004 Markus Burger, John Tchicai & Matt Marucci- Genesis (Cadence Jazz Records) 2005 Inside.Outside with Jan von Klewitz 2006 NAJA North Atlantic Jazz Alliance 2007 Tertia with Jan von Klewitz 2007 Vesprae Ensemble Katharsis 2008 Quarta - Spiritual Standards from the New World with Jan von Klewitz 2012 Accidental Tourists: The L.A. Sessions – Markus Burger (piano), Joe LaBarbera (drums), Bob Magnusson (bass) – Challenge Records 2016 Accidental Tourists: The Banff Sessions - Markus Burger (piano), Kenny Wheeler (trumpet), Jan von Klewitz (saxophonist), Norma Winstone (vocals) – Challenge 2018 Spiritual Standards Quinta, Songs inspired by Martin Luther (Challenge Records) 2019 Accidental Tourists: The Alaska Sessions- Markus Burger (piano), Bob Magnusson (bass), Peter Erskine (drums) (Challenge Records) 2022 The Vienna Sessions, Markus Burger Solo (Challenge Records) References 3. Christoph Spendel Tastenwelt, March, 2022 (pages 12,13,16,17,18,19) External links Accidental Tourists Trio North Atlantic Jazz Alliance Spiritual Standards The Vienna Session Review https://www.boesendorfer.com/en/artists/markus-burger https://www.bluethnerworld.com/index.php/en/artists/169-burger-markus 1966 births Living people German jazz pianists Mainstream jazz pianists German jazz composers Male jazz composers Musicians from Santa Monica, California Avant-garde jazz pianists German male pianists 21st-century pianists 21st-century American male musicians