The New New Music

Drummer Christian Lillinger connects free jazz and the classical avant-garde

I’ve rarely been so flabbergasted by seeing a musician play.

Just last week, I raved about Christian Lillinger’s distinctive style:

It’s such a joy not even to listen, but just to watch him play – like a Far Eastern martial arts master, each of his moves is shaped by a meticulously measured intensity that I have rarely seen in a musician before. Virtuosit…