A vivid and haunting dramatization of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s tale of a sailor who stops a wedding guest to recount his supernatural sea voyage after killing an albatross. Magnificently rendered by acclaimed vocal artist Christopher Lane with signature music performed by Grammy-recognized trumpeter Markus Rutz, pianist Adrian Ruiz and the Markus Rutz band.

Chapters 6 & 7 from A. A. Milne’s beloved collection of short stories following the adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh, and his friends Christopher Robin, Piglet, Eeyore, Owl, Rabbit, Kanga, and Roo. Charmingly rendered by acclaimed vocal artist Christopher Lane, this episode features signature music by Grammy-recognized trumpeter Markus Rutz and his collaborator on the keys, Adrian Ruiz plus “The Hundred Acre Woods” theme song composed by Richard C. Washer.

Transformative poetry swirls around the joys and hardships of working-class black lives from James Mercer Langston Hughes - an American poet, leader of the Harlem Renaissance, and father of what came to be known as “jazz poetry.” Featuring selections from Hughes’ early poetry collection “The Weary Blues”, evocatively rendered by acclaimed DC theatre artist, Ricardo Frederick Evans and the imaginative jazz compositions of Chicago trumpeter Markus Rutz, along with his musical collaborators, The Markus Rutz Trio & Quartet.