About
rutzmusicworks.comMarkus Rutz plays trumpet with a bluesy, soulful style and a tone that has been called gorgeous. Performing, composing and licensing music are the heart of Rutz Music Works.
The most recent recorded releases are Storybook and Penumbra.
Penumbra (2024) is an EP reflective in nature featuring three original compositions.
Storybook (2023) is a concept album that is a postcard from the musician as a personal contribution to the larger story we are all in at this point in time.
In autumn of 2019, the album Blueprints Figure One: Frameworks was released which had tracks that appears on a story from NPR’s Morning Edition. The album was in consideration for a Grammy nomination in 2020.
The second volume of music from the project was released in September 2020 as Blueprints Figure Two: New Designs. Album recognition and reviews were accompanied by several radio interviews and global radio features notably in France and Germany.
A album live was released in December 2021 and features an exciting in- person performance side of Markus with a quintet.
Markus performs, composes and teaches music from his home base in Chicago, Illinois.
- Status
- Private Company