The Factory Seconds Brass Trio consists of Jack Sutte, trumpet, Richard King, horn, and Rick Stout, trombone. The three are tenured members of The Cleveland Orchestra, representing over 80 years of combined service. The group was established in 2013 by Stout, Sutte and hornist Jesse McCormick and performed together in that iteration for more than 10 years. Hornist King joined the trio initially as a substitute and then as a permanent member in 2025. 

As an active performing group pulled from a much larger and quite active ensemble, the group brings a distinctive voice into brass chamber music. The trio is known for its blend of sounds and technical artistry, from seamless unison playing in early music to the sometimes jagged complexities of music from the 20th and 21st centuries.

Factory Seconds Brass Trio has numerous recording credits. A Centaur release, Distant Carillons, contains music of David Loeb for trio and piano, with pianist Christina Dahl. On its own label, the trio has released four albums: peaks and valleys, lowlands, Regifted, and The Mass of Tournai. All are available on streaming platforms. A fifth album is in the works, to be titled across the pond. More geographic albums are in the planning phase – please stay tuned.

The trio has performed in settings from concert halls to warehouses: from churches to restaurants and bars. They have been presented on local and regional chamber music series and as guests at universities across the United States. The trio has twice appeared as featured soloists at Carnegie Hall, including appearing with the Interlochen Arts Academy Wind Symphony. The trio has presented master classes and residencies at music schools across the US, most recently at San Diego State, University of Wyoming, The Curtis Institute of Music, Peabody and Carnegie-Mellon.

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