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Merrimans' Playhouse Jazz Performance Series presents the Markus Rutz Quintet

Markus Rutz plays trumpet with bluesy, soulful style and a tone that has been called gorgeous. He composes music from his home base in Chicago, Illinois where he also performs with modern jazz groups, Latin jazz bands and pit orchestras for musical theater. Since 2012 Markus has released two recordings featuring original compositions. On each Markus is joined by great Chicago talent.

Markus Rutz - trumpet
Jarrard Harris - saxophone
Bill Cessna - piano
Christopher Nolte - bass
Isaiah Spencer - drums

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About The CD

Second Impression was released January 13, 2015 at the historic Jazz Showcase in the Printer's Row neighborhood of Chicago.

The recording features originally composed music that I wrote largely during the winter vortex of 2013-2014 when many of us across the country were indoors.

The album title Second Impression suggests a few ideas. It is my second recording. Also obvious is the allusion to the concept of a so-called "first impression" and the emphasis placed on this in common thought and speech. My belief is that a first impression of a person is no more than a book cover which can not be judged with any true measure of that person, their character or any of the infinite capabilities we all possess. It is rather when actually spending any time with someone that the Second Impression is formed and you "get to know" someone. Without the effort, willingness and patience to go through this process what you have is merely a series of "Blink" moments as described to us by Malcolm Gladwell in his somewhat recent and important work.

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