Markus Rutz & Third Coast Sounds
Thursday, December 5th @7:00pm
At the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts - 926 East Center Street
Markus Rutz plays trumpet with bluesy, soulful style and a tone that has been called gorgeous.
The last few years have been years of achievement in mid-career activities of performances and recording with local and national honors. 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 last year. Also in January 2020 an album release concert was played for a New York City performance debut.
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. Closer to home in Chicago was an honor or being selected as a representative of Chicago Music for the 2020 Year of Chicago Music.
A album live was released in December 2021 and features an exciting in- person performance side of Markus with a quintet. The most recent release is an EP called Penumbra in 2024 and in 2023 was Storybook - 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.
Partnering with musicians locally and from around the globe, he remains open- minded and curious through his musical journey benefiting from all that is new and unexpected.
Markus performs, composes and teaches from his home base of Chicago, Illinois
Genre: Jazz and Blues
Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024
Start Time: 7:00pm
Cover fee: $10 (please note: we do not sell tickets in advance, all ticket sales are done at the door through cash or card)