Klemens Marktl was born in Klagenfurt, Austria in 1976 and received classical piano lessons at the age of six. However, it quickly became apparent that the piano would not be the instrument of choice. He soon switched to drums, which saw him enter an intense period of focused study, setting the future path of his musical career.

Marktl’s projects: Jazz Quartet "New Spirit" with Michael Erian (saxophone), Renato Chicco (piano) and Marc Abrams / Milan Nikolić (bass); "Brotherhood" with Jure Pukl (saxophone), Sava Miletić (piano), Milan Nikolić (bass); "Drums & Keys" with Rob Bargad (piano, Hammond organ), Renato Chicco (piano, Hammond organ) and Erwin Schmidt (piano, Hammond organ); The Klemens Marktl "Free Spirit" Quartet with Johannes Enders and Michael Eri on (saxophone), Peter Madsen (piano) and Milan Nikolić (bass); Klemens Marktl "Constellation" with Andy Middleton (saxophone), Adrian Mears (trombone), Flip Philip (vibraphone), Milan Nikolić (bass) and Luis Ribeiro (percussion) recorded the album Open Sea; "Johnson 3!" with Michael Erian and Rob Bargad; "Organic Fashion" with John Swana (trumpet), Herwig Gradischnig (saxophone) and Rob Bargad (Hammond organ / vocals); "NY Explosion" with Joe Locke (vibraphone), Andy Middleton (saxophone) and Michael Janisch (bass).

In addition to his musical activities, Marktl was recently nominated for the Hans Koller Prize in the category Sideman of the Year. He is a drum instructor at international workshops such as "Poysdorf Jazz & Wine Summer", "Jazzinty Novo Mesto" and "Musikforum Viktring".

Klemens Marktl – drums 
Logan Richardson – alto saxophone 
Alex Garnett – tenor saxophone
Michael Janisch – bass