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 Many Moons, Penumbra & Storybook.
Many Moons (2025) is a mosaic of recorded styles with the theme of time.
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