Artist Info: Christian Lillinger

Born in Lübben in the Spreewald section of Germany, Christian Lillinger is one of the most outstanding German musicians to recently come onto the jazz and improvised music scene. The Berlin News called him a "completely new type of jazz drummer", and the prestigious weekly Der Spiegel saw in Lillinger a "drum revolutionary" and a "shinning light" in the music. Lillinger is not only a drummer, he is also a composer with a distinct vision. Through his nuanced orchestration he shapes the sound [read more...]