John Rutherford

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Founder/President at Brass Jar Music @ Grosse Pointe Chamber of Commerce
grosse pointe farms, michigan, united states
John Rutherford's Location
Detroit, Michigan, United States, United States
About John Rutherford

A short list of my performance accomplishments in the last 20 years include over 1,500 services with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO), including as a featured soloist on jazz/pops concerts. I have also substituted with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Santo Domingo Music Festival, Jerusalem International Symphony Orchestra, and the Sarasota Opera. I toured and recorded on Sony Records with Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble, including concerts at Carnegie Hall. I have performed extended runs of over 40 Broadway shows, at venues across the US. I have recorded on over 50 albums, including releases by Bob Seger, The Verve Pipe, and Yo-Yo Ma and have worked with many performers, including Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Noel Gallagher, as a member of Bob Seger’s Silver Bullet Band (2006), with my horn section, The Motor City Horns. In addition to receiving numerous Detroit Music Awards for my musical and production skills, I am a voting member of the Recording Academy (Grammys).I have contracted musicians and produced music for a variety of events around the world, most notably for Mercedes-Benz/AMG at the 2012 New York International Auto Show and other Mercedes-Benz/AMG events around the U.S. Brass Jar Music has released six CDs, with two of them receiving Grammy consideration. Sony Records was one of my first clients, having contracted musicians for Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble on their 2000-2001 Midwest Tour. The Motor City Horns were the first group under the Brass Jar Music umbrella with a range of clients from Kid Rock to Kenny G, The Motor City Brass Quintet (world premier recording of composition by Pulitzer Prize Winning Composer, John Harbison), The Motor City Jazz Orchestra, and others. We have been involved in recording music for film and television, including music on the soundtrack for Hit And Run (2002) starring Bradley Cooper and directed by Dax Shepard and music for a variety of other commercial music.

John Rutherford's Current Company Details
Grosse Pointe Chamber of Commerce

Grosse Pointe Chamber Of Commerce

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Founder/President at Brass Jar Music
grosse pointe farms, michigan, united states
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John Rutherford Work Experience Details
  • The Cadieux Cafe
    Co-Owner
    The Cadieux Cafe Jan 2019 - Present
    Detroit, Michigan
    Featherbowling, steamed mussels, more than a dozen beers from Belgium... at the Cadieux Cafe, as the bumper sticker on the wall says, “It’s Beautiful To Be Belgian.” Since its days as a Prohibition-era speakeasy, the Cadieux Cafe has been a social hub for Metro Detroit's Belgian population. Flemish culture flourishes at the Cadieux, which is or has been the unofficial headquarters for an array of clubs promoting pastimes from across the pond, including pigeon racing, archery, bicycling, darts and, of course, feather bowling. The Michigan Traditional Arts Program awarded the Cadieux the Michigan Heritage Award for “continuing family and community cultural traditions with excellence and authenticity.”The Cadieux Cafe has been owned by the Devos family since 1962. They’ve been careful to maintain the place’s old-world charm and traditions, but they've also made it more accessible to the masses – particularly the 21-35 year-old demographic – by bringing in live musical acts and staying open until 2am daily. It’s still beautiful to be Belgian at the Cadieux Cafe, but you’re more than welcome to pretend.Reservations for dinner are accepted for groups of eight or more. To reserve featherbowling lanes, please call (313)882-8560 to reserve your time in advance.
  • Brass Jar Music
    Founder/Ceo
    Brass Jar Music Jan 2000 - Present
    Detroit, Mi.
    Brass Jar Music is a boutique music production, artist management, and record company that provides artistic support to a number of musicians, bands, and ensembles who have performed for events in Michigan and around the world . Featured groups include The Motor City Horns, The Spectrum Brass Quintet, The Motor City Brass Quintet, The Motor City Mo' Music Revue, Walter White and Small Medium @LARGE, Bob Mervak, Mark Randisi, and many others. Brass Jar Music provides musicians and ensembles for any type of event, performance, concert, or recording situation and can produce music for ads, films, and events. Clients have included Sony Records, Capitol Records, Upfront Records, Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band, Yo-Yo Ma, Noel Gallagher, Frankie Ballard, Robert Randolph and The Family Band, Clarence Clemons and The Temple of Soul, Tangerine Moon Productions, Lorio-Ross Sterling Entertainment, Gail and Rice, ESPN, Toyota, Mercedes Benz/AMG, professional sports leagues (MLB, NFL, NBA), churches from a variety of faiths, event and wedding planners across the US, and a variety of people seeking quality musicians and musical performances with substance.
  • Grosse Pointe Chamber Of Commerce
    Board Of Directors
    Grosse Pointe Chamber Of Commerce Jan 2021 - Present
    Grosse Pointe, Michigan, United States
  • Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band
    The Motor City Horns, Horn Section Music Director
    Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band Oct 2006 - Present
    Greater Detroit Area
    The Motor City Horns (MCH) have toured with Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band since 2006. They can be heard on Bob Seger's "Early Seger, Vol. 1," released in November 2009 and on "Ride Out," released in October 2014. As director of the horn section, duties include overseeing the musical arrangements, coordinating schedules for rehearsals/concerts/recording, travel and logistics, on-stage presentation, branding/marketing of the MCH, and negotiating contracts.
  • Infinity And Ovation Yacht Charters
    Music/Entertainment Vendor
    Infinity And Ovation Yacht Charters 2011 - Present
    Greater Detroit Area
    partnership with Brass Jar Music
  • Alexander Zonjic
    Band Member, Horn Section Music Director
    Alexander Zonjic Apr 2007 - Present
    Greater Detroit Area
    Since their first appearance with Alexander Zonjic at the 2007 Detroit Music Awards, the Motor City Horns have joined Zonjic to share the stage and craft horn arrangements for many well-known jazz and pop artists, including Bob James, Kenny G, Jim Peterik, Ray Parker Jr., Jeff Lorber, and others. The Motor City Horns have appeared on Zonjic's CD, "Doin' The D," and have performed with him at the Detroit International Jazz Festival.
  • Michigan Opera Theatre
    Substitute Tenor And Bass Trombone
    Michigan Opera Theatre Dec 2000 - Present
    Detroit, Mi
    www.motopera.org
  • The Motor City Horns
    Founder/Trombonist
    The Motor City Horns Sep 1999 - Present
    Detroit, Mi.
    The Motor City Horns are among Detroit’s most versatile musicians. Individually, MCH members have worked with a variety of artists, bands, and orchestras that include: Justin Timberlake, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble. As a group, they have joined forces with Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band (2006 – 2007 "Face The Promise Tour", 2011 and 2013 North American Tours, and 2014-15 "Ride Out Tour"), Clarence Clemons and the Temple of Soul, Noel Gallagher, Marie Osmond, Frankie Ballard, and Robert Randolph and The Family Band to name a few. They have appeared on over 40 recordings and have appeared locally with The Brothers Groove, Johnnie Bassett and the Blues Insurgents, Thornetta Davis, Root Doctor, and Alexander Zonjic. With Zonjic, they have shared the stage and crafted horn arrangements for many well-known jazz and pop artists, including Bob James, Kenny G, Jim Peterik, Ray Parker Jr., and Jeff Lorber. Recent CD releases include Bob Seger, The Verve Pipe, and JR. JR.. The Motor City Horns are a full service production team, able to assist in any aspect of a live performance or recording project (producing, recording, writing/arranging, etc…)
  • The Motor City Brass Quintet
    Founder/Trombonist
    The Motor City Brass Quintet 2000 - Present
    Detroit, Mi.
    The Motor City Brass Quintet features some of Detroit's most creative and versatile brass musicians, including members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra, making the MCBQ an exciting addition to the diverse musical culture of Metropolitan Detroit. The quintet's members have taught at institutions including the University of Michigan, the University of Toledo, Grand Valley State University, and Albion College. Experienced educators, the MCBQ performs unique, specialized educational programs geared towards children, as well as concerts and presentations for adults in a variety of formats. The MCBQ’s debut CD, Christmas Vespers, features the premiere complete recording of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Harbison's Christmas Vespers, as well as new arrangements of familiar Christmas and holiday music. Detroit Free Press Music Critic Mark Stryker writes of the MCBQ’s “creative vitality….seamless and highly music performances” with a “lovely sense of proportion.”
  • Detroit Symphony Orchestra
    Substitute Tenor And Bass Trombone
    Detroit Symphony Orchestra Dec 1999 - Present
    Detroit, Mi.
    www.detroitsymphony.com
  • Detroit Music Scene
    Freelance Musician
    Detroit Music Scene Dec 1992 - Present
    Greater Detroit Area
    Recording Sessions/Projects/Collaborations; Live Performance, Teaching/Instruction in music; Contracting musicians and musical groups for recording projects/live performance/events; Music composition and Music consultingPerformances accompanying jazz and popular artists as a sideman or in backing orchestra/band (Note: list does not include appearances including The Motor City Horns)David ArchuletaPatti AustinFrankie AvalonBurt BacharachDave BenoitTerence BlanchardMichael BreckerGlenn CampbellRay CharlesJohn ClaytonAndrew Dost from FunDennis DeYoung FabianAretha FranklinDebbie Gibson Josh GrobanJimmy HeathSean JonesGladys Knight Dave LiebmanJohnny MathisRob McConnellIdina MenzelPat MethenyNicholas PaytonSusie QuatroWallace RoneyGeorge RussellBobby RydellArturo SandovalDoc SeverinsenDionne WarwickBill WatrousThe Four Tops (multiple tours)The Temptations (multiple tours)The O’JaysThe Fifth Dimension
  • Madonna University
    Adjunct Faculty Instructor
    Madonna University Jan 2015 - Jan 2018
    Livonia, Mi.
    Duties include teaching music business classes, music business seminars, and coordinating student internships in the music industry.
  • Spectrum Brass Quintet
    Founding Member/Trombonist
    Spectrum Brass Quintet Aug 2008 - Aug 2017
    www.spectrumbrass.com
  • Bay View Music Festival
    Performing Artist-In-Residence/Assistant Adminstrator
    Bay View Music Festival Jun 2004 - Aug 2017
    Petoskey, Mi
    Bay View Music Festival is a chamber music festival for advanced college musicians. Duties include applied instruction and recruitment of trombone students, student brass quintet coachings, seminars on music business and career development, and performances as both a chamber musician and soloist in front of audiences up to 1,500 people. As an assistant administrator, duties include assisting with scheduling, programing, recruiting, and booking outreach concerts.
  • Boston University
    Faculty/Brass Quintet In-Residence
    Boston University Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
    Tanglewood, Ma.
    Duties included recital performances with The Motor City Brass Quintet, daily sectionals, chamber music coachings, and weekly lessons. Administrator for seminar. Duties included scheduling, programing, recruitment, booking outreach concerts, and marketing/branding.
  • 101 Dalmations
    Tenor/Bass Trombonist
    101 Dalmations Jan 2010 - May 2010
    North American Equity TourMusic by Dennis DeYoung
  • Oakland University
    Adjunct Faculty - Trombone (Sabbatical Replacement)
    Oakland University Jan 2009 - May 2009
    sabbatical replacement for Dr. Ken Kroesche
  • Henry Ford Community College
    Adjunct Instructor/Lecturer
    Henry Ford Community College Aug 2008 - Jan 2009
    Dearborn, Mi.
    Duties included teaching multiple sections of “The History of Rock and Roll” and supervising class field trips to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH.
  • Hong Kong Symphony Orchestra
    Substitute
    Hong Kong Symphony Orchestra 2005 - 2008
    www.hkpo.com
  • The University Of Toledo
    Adjunct Faculty Instructor
    The University Of Toledo Aug 2000 - Jan 2003
    Toledo, Oh.
    Duties included applied instruction and recruitment of all graduate and undergraduate trombone students, student brass chamber music coachings, weekly studio class, and performances with the University of Toledo Faculty Brass Quintet.
  • Albion College
    Adjunct Faculty Instructor
    Albion College Aug 2001 - May 2002
    Albion, Mi.
    Duties included applied instruction and recruitment of all undergraduate low brass students (trombone, euphonium, and tuba).
  • Detroit Federation Of Musicians (Local 5)
    Business And Referral Service Agent
    Detroit Federation Of Musicians (Local 5) Jan 2001 - Dec 2001
    Southfield, Mi.
    Established and organized the referral department and service for Local 5 American Federation of Musicians membership. Other duties included maintaining a database of Local 5 musicians and their respective groups, booking musicians and handling contracts for a variety of engagements in the metro Detroit area.
  • Sony/Yo-Yo Ma And The Silk Road Ensemble
    Member/Trombonist
    Sony/Yo-Yo Ma And The Silk Road Ensemble Nov 1999 - May 2001
    Toured, performed, and recorded with Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble as part of the Silk Road Project. Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet was recorded on the Sony Classical label.
  • Ann Arbor Federation Of Musicians (Local 625)
    Office Manager And Referral Service Agent
    Ann Arbor Federation Of Musicians (Local 625) Jan 2000 - Dec 2000
    Ann Arbor, Mi.
    Duties included managing day-to-day affairs of Local 625 American Federation of Musicians, processing new member accounts, organizing quarterly and yearly dues billing cycles, maintaining the general membership database, and overseeing the musician referral service. I booked musicians and handled contracts for a variety of engagements in the Ann Arbor area.
  • Boston Lyric Opera
    Marketing Department Intern
    Boston Lyric Opera May 1996 - Sep 1996
    Boston, Ma.
    Assisted in designing a children's guide to the opera
  • New England Conservatory Of Music
    Administrative Asssistant To The Director Of Community Collaborations
    New England Conservatory Of Music Jan 1996 - May 1996
    Boston, Ma.
    Duties included maintaining a database and researching articles and books used by the Director.Acted as a liaison between the Director and community collaborators.

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