The expression "the blood runs where it can't go" certainly applies to the descendants of 20th-century experimental composer
Karlheinz Stockhausen. Son Markus Stockhausen is a trumpeter, composer and improviser. He is mainly active as a jazz musician, but likes to let his father's legacy and experimentalism shine through in this. His Markus Stockhausen Group is a tight quartet whose ranks include
… Dutch keyboardist Jeroen van Vliet. Unlike, for example, Stockhausen's electronica-infused album Wild Life (2020), his quartet grosses more in acoustic European jazz. On Celebration, they do so with a number of prominent guests, including Ukrainian singer Tamara Lukasheva, Vietnamese-American guitarist Nguyên Lê and Lebanese singer Rabih Lahoud. The guests play prominent roles in the compositions and improvisations, making Celebration an upbeat celebration of boundless jazz music. (MR)more
