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Recording

'Many Moons' The New Album By Trumpeter Markus Rutz

Source: Markus Rutz
June 17, 2025

Markus Rutz & Third Coast Sounds announce Many Moons, the latest musical expression from the well—regarded trumpeter and composer. The new work is the ninth album from Rutz following the recent albums Storybook (2023) and Penumbra (2024) and features music in small group recorded with contemporaries from the Chicago scene. The ensemble sound is reminiscent of Rutz’s previous Blueprints recording project, extended by more grooves, styles and compositional nuance. Many Moons is a continued acknowledgment of the present frame of ...

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Markus Rutz Trio Releases 'Moods & Spirits Of The Season,' Its First Album For The Holidays

Source: Markus Rutz
October 27, 2023

Markus Rutz Chicago musician & composer, will release his first-ever holiday album, Moods & Spirits of the Season. Seasons of year brings to mind feelings, sights, aromas and sounds, and includes covers of classic traditional seasonal songs with original arrangements. The album features Rutz bright yet subdued interpretation of seasonal standards including: Blue Christmas Christmas Time Is Here Hanukkah Oh Hanukkah Let It Snow Oh Holy Night Winter Wonderland “The holiday season carries many associations of faith, traditions, families, cities ...

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Music Industry

Introducing New Subscriptions From Rutz Music Works

Source: Markus Rutz
August 21, 2023

This week a new page called In The Loop has been launched from Markus Rutz Music Works. The subscription selections are The Chicagoan & The Global Citizen. These continue an ongoing newsletter and expands to include offerings for those who become subscribers. Engagement with music making is in the form of access to recording catalog, videos, sheet music, merchandise and live performances. With this style of support from music aficionados anywhere inside or outside of Chicago, more opportunities to create ...

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Music Industry

Chicago-Based Trumpeter & Composer Markus Rutz Launches New Website

Source: Markus Rutz
November 25, 2022

Just this autumn I've refined my website and am very happy about the newest version. It's easy to peruse the content within the pages and some more features have been added. One feature available is a share button. For any tune or album that you may enjoy, the option to send a link directly to any place or person is easy to do whether within a social media space or a personal email or text. There are free music download ...

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Markus Rutz Plays one Saturday In September: Live From Merrimans’ Playhouse—Available Now

Source: Markus Rutz
December 22, 2021

With this fifth recording as a leader, Markus Rutz invites listeners to a seat for a live performance from “A Home for Jazz” in the Midwest, Merrimans’ Playhouse in South Bend, Indiana. Many performances are stellar nights of good feeling and shared experience that exist only in that time and space where others do not have the opportunity to hear the magic. Well You Needn’t fret because the fire and Serenity of the evening was documented on these tracks recorded One Saturday in September at this ...

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Recording

For Your Grammy Consideration: Blueprints Figure Two: New Designs by Markus Rutz

Source: Markus Rutz
October 23, 2021

My record project Blueprints has lots of love within it. It is about and for people from my life through the present. For the listening reception, beautiful commentary, reviews, support and goodwill I am saying thank you sincerely! The second volume Blueprints Figure Two: New Designs was released last autumn and right now the album is up for nomination consideration as this year's GRAMMY best instrumental Jazz album! It’s a thrill to have the honor of announcing the award consideration! ...

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Interview

Markus Rutz In Conversation With Journeys Into Jazz Radio Host

Source: Markus Rutz
August 20, 2021

Listen in for Chicago-based trumpeter / composer Markus Rutz's conversation with Chuck France of WORT Radio in Madison, Wisconsin. The interview was originally broadcast on June 2nd and the episode is accessible until end of August in the WORT archives (scroll down to August 18th Journeys Into Jazz rebroadcast). Markus had an opportunity to discuss his personal journey in music, The Rose Rhapsody, and their mutual friend Richard Davis. About Markus Rutz Markus Rutz plays the trumpet with a bluesy, ...

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Music Industry

The Rose Rhapsody: A New Podcast From The Rose Theatre Co. and Rutz Music Works

Source: Markus Rutz
June 8, 2021

Chicago-based trumpeter Markus Rutz was recently commissioned by The Rose Theatre, Co. to arrange and orchestrate “Rhapsody in Blue," by the great American Songbook composer, George Gershwin. His arrangement of the iconic melody will become the musical thread through The Rose's ‘21-’22 Season and the signature music for The Rose Rhapsody Podcast set to debut June 7th, 2021, dropping new episodes with new arrangements the first Monday of every month. Together with his collaborator Adrian Joel Ruiz, Rutz has created ...

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