Markus Rutz & Third Coast Sounds announce Many Moons, the latest musical expression from
the well-regarded trumpeter and composer.
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data-original-title=”” title=””>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 mind for the musician, contemplating time as expressed in titles referencing the moon and periods of time, with the original tunes By and By,” Before We Met,” Penumbra,” and also including Time to Spare,” a composition from
. Familiar standards Blue Skies,” Moondance” and Blue Moon” play with the album theme and concept.
Musicians contributing to this recording have a large part in creation of the band’s sound and include friends and associates from various times in Rutz’s musical life. Brice Winston plays tenor saxophone on this third project together,
