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Markus Rutz

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Markus Rutz plays trumpet with bluesy, soulful style and a tone that has been called gorgeous. He composes music from his home base in Chicago, Illinois where he also performs modern jazz.

For over three decades, the musical discoveries continue for Chicago-born jazz composer and trumpeter, Markus Rutz.

As described by Downbeat’s J.D. Considine, with his “big, dark tone and a fluid ease to his phrasing,” trumpet player, composer and bandleader, Markus regularly delights audiences in venues throughout his hometown and across the United States.

Capturing the same spirit as his dynamic live performances, 2019 marked the release of his third album, Blueprints – Figure One: Frameworks

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Many Moons

Label: Third Coast Sounds
Released: 2025
Track listing: Penumbra; By and By; Moondance (by Van Morrison); Before We Met; Asso-Kam (by Joe Sample); Many Moons; Blue Moon (by Richard Rodgers); Denouement; On the Bosrand; Blue Skies (by Irving Berlin); Time to Spare (by Brice Winston). *Compositions by Markus Rutz (except where noted).

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Markus Rutz: Many Moons

Read "Many Moons" reviewed by Ken Hohman


Orson Welles once quipped, “I'm not such a fool as to not take the moon seriously." Journeyman Chicago trumpeter Markus Rutz takes this sentiment to heart with his fine recording, Many Moons, which finds him under the spell of our silvery satellite, leveraging it as a muse for the passage of time and a melancholy reflection ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Don Was, Mike Clark, Grant Stewart, Sacha Boutros and more

Read "Don Was, Mike Clark, Grant Stewart, Sacha Boutros and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Don Was, Mike Clark, Grant Stewart, Sacha Boutros, Stevie Holland, Margherita Fava, Tom Cohen, Al Muirhead, Rick Keller, James Danderfer, Ryan Keberle, Markus Rutz, Charlie Porter, Michael Mayo, Rin Seo, Snorre Kirk, Michael Dease, Jen Allen, Roger Glenn, Eric Byrd, Nick Finzer, JD Allen, Johnathan Blake, Mike LeDonne, Kate Wyatt, ...

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Denouement

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Label: Third Coast Sounds
Released: 2025
Duration: 06:13

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Nick Finzer, Neal Miner, Michael Mayo, Jason Forsythe and more

Read "Nick Finzer, Neal Miner, Michael Mayo, Jason Forsythe and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Nick Finzer, Neal Miner, The Waitiki 7, Michael Mayo, Jason Forsythe, Roberto Magris, Lili Maljic, Gino Amato, Roger Glenn, Wild Iris Brass Band, Bob Schlesinger, Joe Farnsworth, Greg Chako, Peter Campbell, Birdland Big Band, Nolasia, Caelan Cardello, Christian McBride, Tom Gershwin, Mike Pope, Jaleel Shaw, Syndee Winters, Kelly Green, Josh ...

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New Music From Tintweiss, Perelman, Irabagon And More

Read "New Music From Tintweiss, Perelman, Irabagon And More" reviewed by Bob Osborne


On this edition of World of Jazz there is a selection of new releases coupled with more exciting music from the re-release of the Strata-East catalogue and to open a fascinating snap shot of late-'60s free jazz. Playlist Steve Tintweiss and The Purple Why “California Sandra" from Live In Tompkins Square Park (Inky ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Joe Farnsworth, Snorre Kirk, Alex Sipiagin, Tom Gershwin and more

Read "Joe Farnsworth, Snorre Kirk, Alex Sipiagin, Tom Gershwin and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Joe Farnsworth, Sam Dillon, Etienne Charles, Tyreek McDole, Cory Weeds, Jimmy Greene, Snorre Kirk, Ryan Keberle, Mike Freeman, Brandee Younger, Michael Dease, Alex Sipiagin, Steve Allee, Vladimir Kostadinovic, Lauren Henderson, Mark Winkler, Gregory Tardy, Tom Gershwin, Tyler Henderson, Jim Witzel, Jonathan Moritz, Airmen Of Note, Art Hirahara, and more.

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Tom Gershwin, Jim Witzel, Jonathan Moritz, Jennifer Madsen and more

Read "Tom Gershwin, Jim Witzel, Jonathan Moritz, Jennifer Madsen and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Tom Gershwin, Tyler Henderson, Tyreek McDole, Jim Witzel, Jonathan Moritz, Jennifer Madsen, Airmen Of Note, Art Hirahara, NYO Jazz, Etienne Charles, Alex Sipiagin, Joe Farnsworth, Dwight Trible, Greg Chako, Mike Clark & Mike Zilber, Danny Grissett, Naama, Ben Sidran, Benny Benack III, Nicole Glover, Alan Broadbent, Jacob Chung, Mark Winkler, ...

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Mark Winkler, Lauren Henderson, Ben Clifton & Hal Galper

Read "Mark Winkler, Lauren Henderson, Ben Clifton & Hal Galper" reviewed by Joe Dimino


We step into the 919th episode of Neon Jazz with a bittersweet note--bidding farewell to jazz titan Hal Galper, who left us at the age of 87 on July 18, 2025. His impact on the music was profound, but it was his role as an educator that continues to echo through generations of musicians. From that ...


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