Christian Lillinger

Christian Lillinger (born 1984 in Lübben) is a German drummer, percussionist and composer who has lived in Berlin since 2003. He works across free improvisation and composed contemporary jazz, and he founded his own label, Plaist. He is best known for the trio Punkt.Vrt.Plastik with pianist Kaja Draksler and bassist Petter Eldh, and for his group Grund. Lillinger studied with Günter Sommer in Dresden from 2000 to 2004 and played in the Bundesjazzorchester. He formed Grund in 2008, co-founded Amok Amor in 2014 and received the SWR Jazzpreis in 2017.