Christian Lillinger
{{short description|German musician (b. 1984)}}
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Christian Lillinger (born 21 April 1984) is a German drummer, composer and percussionist. He was born in Lübben, grew up in the German village of Kuschkow, and has been living in Berlin since 2003 working as a musician and composer.{{cite journal |author1=Peter Margasak |title=Christian Lillinger: Berlin's Changing Face of Jazz |journal=Downbeat |date=October 2011 |volume=78 |issue=10 |page=15 |url=http://www.downbeat.com/digitaledition/2011/DB201110/single_page_view/15.html |accessdate=26 March 2019 |publisher=Frank Alkyer}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/schlagzeuger-christian-lillinger-die-energiemaschine/14936566.html|title=Die Energiemaschine|newspaper=Der Tagesspiegel Online|date=6 December 2016 |language=de|access-date=2018-12-11}} Christian has performed in concerts and at festivals in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and the US. He has played with Joachim Kühn, Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, Beat Furrer, Miroslav Vitouš, Dave Liebman, Wadada Leo Smith, William Parker, Evan Parker, Louis Sclavis, Joe Lovano, Peter Brötzmann and Tony Malaby.
History
Christian Lillinger studied with Günter Sommer at Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden from 2000 to 2004. In 2000, he won the International Improvisation Contest in Leipzig.{{cite magazine |last1=Schwerdt |first1=Oliver |last2=Pohle |first2=Steffen |title=Improvisation pur in Leipzig – 10 Jahre Projektensembles EUPHORIUM_freakestra |url=https://www.nmz.de/online/improvisation-pur-in-leipzig-10-jahre-projektensembles-euphorium-freakestra |accessdate=3 September 2019 |agency=nmz - neue musikzeitung |publisher=ConBrio Verlagsgesellschaft mbH |date=25 August 2009 |language=German}} From 2001 to 2003, he was a member of the Bundesjazzorchester (BuJazzO), the German federal youth jazz orchestra.{{cite web |title=BujazzO - 30 Jahre Bundesjazzorchester |url=http://www.fonoforum.de/rezensionen/2018/jazz-oktober-2018/rezension/tx_news/bujazzo-30-jahre-bundesjazzorchester/?tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=dc256ab519e5f8f03c0dfd0b64c7b3e3 |website=Fono Forum |accessdate=19 March 2019 |language=German}}{{dead link|date=September 2019}}
Since 2004 he has constantly contributing to projects of the EUPHORIUM_freakestra, particularly working in trios and quintets with Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky.Ute Van der Sanden: [http://www.mz-web.de/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=ksta/page&atype=ksArtikel&aid=1229852974986 Ein Konzertabend der Laut gewordenen Illusionslosigkeit] In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, 22. Januar 2009. Joining Oliver Schwerdt (alias Elan Pauer) his corporate recording of the late work of the German free jazz saxophonist and clarinetist coming along with the albums Tumult!, Krawall!, Rabatz! released on EUPHORIUM Records attracted vast attention.{{cite web|title=Bestenliste 1. Quartal 2018|periodical=|publisher=Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik|url=https://www.schallplattenkritik.de/bestenlisten/2018/01?c=14|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}}
In 2008, Lillinger formed the band Grund. Their first release, First Reason was released in September 2009 with Second Reason, the second release, following in 2013. Both appeared on Clean Feed. The third album Grund was released on Pirouet Records in 2015. The latest album COR was released in 2018 on his own Plaist label.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} It was among the best reviewed albums of Downbeat Magazine in 2018.{{cite web |title=2018: The Year's Top-Rated Albums |url=http://downbeat.com/news/detail/top-rated-albums-of-2018/P1 |website=Downbeat |accessdate=26 March 2019 |date=2018-12-28}}
In 2014, he co-founded the band Amok Amor with Peter Evans, Petter Eldh and Wanja Slavin. Amok Amor released their self-titled debut in 2015 on Boomslang Records.{{cite web |author1=Mike Collins |title=CD REVIEW: Amok Amor (Eldh/Lillinger/Slavin/Evans) - Amok Amor |url=http://www.londonjazznews.com/2015/11/cd-review-amok-amor-eldhlillingerslavin.html |website=London Jazz news |date=2015-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124214506/https://londonjazznews.com/2015/11/cd-review-amok-amor-eldhlillingerslavin.html |archive-date=2015-11-24}} In 2017 they followed up with We know not what we do, which was released on Intakt Records.{{cite web |author1=Glenn Astarita |title=Amok Amor: We Know Not What We Do |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/we-know-not-what-we-do-peter-evans-intakt-records-review-by-glenn-astarita.php |website=All About Jazz |date=2017-07-21}}{{cite journal |last1=Broomer |first1=Stuart |title=We Know Not What We Do - Amok Amor (Intakt) |date=September 2017 |issue=185 |page=21 |url=http://www.nycjazzrecord.com/issues/tnycjr201709.pdf |accessdate=26 March 2019}}{{cite web |author1=Rui Eduardo Paes |title=Amok Amor: "We Know Not What We Do" (Intakt) |url=https://jazz.pt/ponto-escuta/2017/08/24/amok-amor-we-know-not-what-we-do-intakt/ |website=jazz.pt |accessdate=26 March 2019 |language=Portuguese |date=2017-08-24}}{{Unreliable source?|date=September 2019}} In April 2017 Amok Amor played at the Cheltenham Festival, which was broadcast on BBC.{{cite web |title=Jazz Now: Amok Amor |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08wn2rr |website=BBC Radio 3|accessdate=26 March 2019}}{{cite web |title=Soweto Meets Petter Eldh and Peter Evans Backstage at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival, together they discuss the band 'Amok Amor' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p056fyb5 |website=BBC Radio 3 |accessdate=26 March 2019 |date=2017-07-20}}
Between August 2016 and March 2017, Lillinger was a scholar of the Bartels Fondation in Basel.{{Cite web|url=http://markgraeflerhof-basel.net/docs/kuenstler.html|title=List of scholars at Im Kleinen Markgräflerhof|website=markgraeflerhof-basel.net|access-date=2018-12-11|archive-date=2019-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111141722/http://markgraeflerhof-basel.net/docs/kuenstler.html|url-status=dead}} In 2016, the German TV Network 3sat produced a documentary about his life and musical passion.{{cite web |title=Gegen den Beat Christian Lillinger und die JazzBaltica |url=https://programm.ard.de/?sendung=2800718546897549 |website=ARD HOME |accessdate=19 March 2019 |language=German}}{{cite news |last1=Stock |first1=Ulrich |title=Christian Lillinger: Mit Sticks ins Bett |url=https://www.zeit.de/kultur/musik/2016-09/christian-lillinger-jazz-schlagzeuger-gegen-den-beat/komplettansicht |work=Die Zeit |date=23 September 2016 |language=de-DE}}{{cite news |title=Christian Lillinger trommelt gegen den Beat |url=https://www.lr-online.de/nachrichten/kultur/christian-lillinger-trommelt-gegen-den-beat_aid-4007139 |work=Lausitzer Rundschau |date=22 September 2016}} In 2017, he founded his music label Plaist-Music. In the same year Christian was awarded the SWR Jazzpreis 2017.{{cite web |author1=Martin Laurentius |title=Jazz 2017 Taking a stand - Jazz Oddity |url=https://www.goethe.de/en/kul/mus/21130320.html |website=Goethe Institut |accessdate=26 March 2019 }}{{cite news |title=SWR Jazzpreis 2017 für Christian Lillinger Deutschlands fiebrigster Schlagzeuger |url=https://www.swr.de/swr2/musik/der-schlagzeuger-christian-lillinger-erhaelt-den-swr-jazzpreis-2017/-/id=661124/did=18993864/nid=661124/v6g0ep/index.html |accessdate=19 March 2019 |work=Südwestrundfunk |date=2017-10-09 |language=German}} He plays in the trio Punkt.Vrt.Plastik with Swedish bassist Petter Eldh and Slovenian pianist Kaja Draksler, with whom he released a self titled album in 2018, which was released on Intakt Records.{{cite web |author1=Robert Ham |title=Draksler/Eldh/Lillinger Punkt.Vrt.Plastik (Intakt) |url=http://downbeat.com/reviews/detail/punkt.vrt.plastik |website=Downbeat |accessdate=26 March 2019 |date=February 2019}}{{cite news |author1=Yahvé M. de la Cavada |title=Mágica confluencia de voces jóvenes |url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2018/12/24/actualidad/1545654762_785724.html |website=El País |accessdate=26 March 2019 |language=Spanish |date=2018-12-25}}
Honors
2017: {{ill|SWR-Jazzpreis|de}} 2017{{Cite web|url=https://www.swr.de/swr2/musik/der-schlagzeuger-christian-lillinger-erhaelt-den-swr-jazzpreis-2017/-/id=661124/did=18993864/nid=661124/v6g0ep/index.html|title=Schlagzeuger Christian Lillinger erhält SWR Jazzpreis 2017 |date=2017-10-09|website=Südwestrundfunk|language=de|access-date=2018-12-11}}
Discography
- Christian Lillingers Grund First Reason (Clean Feed, 2009) with Tobias Delius, Wanja Slavin, Robert Landfermann, Jonas Westergaard and Joachim Kühn
- Tumult! (Euphorium Records, 2015) with New Old Luten Quintet featuring Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, Elan Pauer, Robert Landfermann and John Edwards
- Karacho! (Euphorium Records, 2017) with Big Bad Brötzmann Quintet featuring Peter Brötzmann, Oliver Schwerdt, John Edwards and John Eckhardt
- Open Form for Society (Plaist, 2019) with Antonis Anissegos, Kaja Draksler, Elias Stemeseder, Lucy Railton, Robert Landfermann, Petter Eldh, Christopher Dell and Roland Neffe
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Category:Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber alumni
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Category:21st-century German male musicians
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