Markus Rutz - Blueprints / Figure OneSpurred by the feelings of thankfulness and appreciation for mentors and the people who surround him, Chicago trumpeter and composer Marcus Rutz compiled a two volume collection of original music and arrangements filled with intrigue, beauty and excitement. With tributes to his mother, "The Compass," bassist Richard Davis, "The Musicianer," or pianist Ellis Marsalis, "Syndrome," Rutz navigates diverse ensemble and stylistic directions with an array of

Randy Wood of Dot Records asked him to record a version of Sonny James' country hit "Young Love"

we like to immerse ourselves in his or her early works

I feel this album is overdue and I am now ready to express the intense beauty of these melodies to my own satisfaction

more atmospheric

"Pustit musíš"

the forest

Wet Telepathy marks the fourth consecutive record on which the band has partnered with Jeffrey Berner (Psychic TV) in the role of engineer

and the world around

) and wonderful jazz & folk musicians from Austria on 4 european traditionals

Fact-based tale co-stars Luna Wedler

Multifaceted but never incoherent LIFE IS CHEAP

and Paolo Bottini presents almost half of them on album 2