Gordon Grdina and Christian Lillinger

Gordon Grdina, guitar
Christian Lillinger, drums

Gordon Grdina & Christian Lillinger are two of the creative Jazz World’s most exciting and prolific improvisers. On April 04, they will be performing at An die Musik Live! for the first time as a duo, performing selections from Duo Work, their groundbreaking new album that landed on numerous best of 2024 lists.

Phenomenal genre-mashing juggernaut Grdina/Lil’inger mixes electronica, drum and bass, metal, punk, and freejazz, into their explosively self-expressive sound.

A force of nature on guitar and oud Grdina and virtuosic powerhouse innovator Lil’iinger intersperses intense, complex, spacious, heavily grooving free improv with modular composition ideas. With equal parts rock, punk, and exploratory atonality, these next-level innovators take unexpected turns at every corner taking their wildfire chemistry to the next level in this duo setting.

Gordon Grdina and KrisChen Lil’inger first collaborated in 2017 when creating the debut Live album of Grdina's Project Square Peg. On their debut album DUO WORK on ATTABOYGIRL RECORDS they have expanded their palette to include electronics, and midi-controlled instruments. The resulting sonic creations draw on influences from electronica, Persian and Arabic music, metal, freejazz, Alban Berg and Karlheinz Stockhausen. The overarching connecting theme being an intense dedication to improvisation.

Gordon Grdina is a JUNO Award (Canadian Grammy) winning oud/guitarist whose career has spanned continents, decades and constant genre exploration throughout avant-garde jazz, free form improvisation, contemporary indie rock, Persian and Arabic music. His singular approach to the instruments has earned him recognition from the highest ranks of the jazz/improv world. Grdina has performed and collaborated with a wide array of field-leading artists including Gary Peacock, Paul Motion, Marc Ribot, Mark Helias, Mats Gustafsson, Hank Roberts, Matt Shipp, Mark Feldman, Benoît Delbeq, Colin Stetson, Mat Maneri, Joëlle Léandre, Matt Mitchell, & Jim Black.

Deutscher Jazzpreis artist of the year winner KrisChen Lil’inger is a German drummer, composer and percussionist. Living in Berlin since 2003 working as a musician and composer, 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 Vitous, Dave Liebman, Wadada Leo Smith, William Parker, Evan Parker, Louis Sclavis, Joe Lovano, Peter Brötzmann and Tony Malaby.

Showtime: 7 pm ET/6 pm CT/5 pm MT/4 pm PT/12 am GMT

In-person seats: $25 / $10 full-time students with valid ID
Attendees receive a link to the recording to view for one week.
Advance sales end 1 hr before show; remaining tickets may be purchased at door.

Streaming Cost is $15
The link will be revealed 15 minutes before the show
and will remain active through April 11

Donations welcome