Jim Black
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jim Black |
| Born | August 3, 1967 |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Website | Jim Black.com |
Jim Black (born August 3, 1967 in Seattle, Washington) is an American jazz drummer who has performed with Tim Berne and Dave Douglas, among others. He attended Berklee College of Music.
His own group, AlasNoAxis, includes Hilmar Jensson on electric guitar, Chris Speed on tenor saxophone and clarinet, and Skúli Sverrisson on electric bass. The music is in some ways closer to post-rock than jazz, concentrating on rhythmic shifts and ensemble texture rather than featured solos. Since 2000, the group has released several records on Winter & Winter.
The group Pachora, also including Black, Speed, and Sverrisson, and with Brad Shepik on tambura and electric saz, plays music that is similarly rhythmically diverse, but inspired by Balkan rhythms.
Jim participated as drummer 12 in the Boredoms 77 Boadrum performance which occurred on July 7, 2007, at the Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park in Brooklyn, New York.
He is also one-third of the group BBC (Berne/Black/Cline) along with alto saxophonist Berne and Nels Cline of Wilco. The group released a critically acclaimed album called The Veil in 2011.[1]
He currently lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Discography
AlasNoAxis
- Antiheroes (Winter & Winter, 2013)
- Houseplant (Winter & Winter, 2009)
- Dogs of Great Indifference (Winter & Winter, 2006)
- Habyor (Winter & Winter, 2004)
- Splay (Winter & Winter, 2002)
- AlasNoAxis (Winter & Winter, 2000)
BB&C
Tim Berne: alto saxophone, Jim Black: drums, Nels Cline: guitar
- The Veil (Cryptogramophone, 2011)
Human Feel
Andrew D'Angelo: alto saxophone, Jim Black: drums, Chris Speed: tenor saxophone, Kurt Rosenwinkel: guitar
- Galore (Skirl, 2007)
- Speak to It (Songlines, 1996)
- Welcome to Malpesta (New World, 1994)
- Scatter (GM, 1991)
- Human Use (Human Use, 1989)
Pachora
- Astereotypical (Winter & Winter, 2003)
- Ast (Knitting Factory Works, 2000)
- (Knitting Factory Works, 1999)
- Pachora (Knitting Factory Works, 1997)
As sideman
With Uri Caine
- Gustav Mahler in Toblach (Winter & Winter, 1999)
- Gustav Mahler: Dark Flame (Winter & Winter, 2003)
- Uri Caine Ensemble Plays Mozart (Winter & Winter, 2006)
- The Othello Syndrome (Winter & Winter, 2009)
With Kris Davis
- Save Your Breath (Clean Feed, 2015)
With Dave Douglas
- The Tiny Bell Trio (Songlines, 1994)
- Constellations (Hat Hut, 1995)
- Live in Europe (Arabesque, 1997)
- Songs for Wandering Souls (Winter & Winter, 1999)
With Hank Roberts
- Green (Winter & Winter, 2008)
With Jamie Saft
- Ragged Jack (Avant, 1997)
- Sovlanut (Tzadik, 2000)
With Tim Berne's Bloodcount
- Lowlife: The Paris Concert (JMT, 1995)
- Poisoned Minds: The Paris Concert (JMT, 1995)
- Memory Select: The Paris Concert (JMT, 1995)
- Unwound (Screwgun, 1996)
- Saturation Point (Screwgun, 1997)
- Discretion (Screwgun, 1998)
- Seconds (Screwgun, 2007)
Other albums
- Seen from above (Arabesque, 2000) Donny McCaslin: tenor saxophone w/ Ben Monder: guitar, Scott Colley: bass
- One great day (hatOLOGY, 1997) w/ Ellery Eskelin & Andrea Parkins
- yeah NO w/ Chris Speed: saxophones, Skúli Sverrisson: bass, Cuong Vu: trumpet
- Tyft w/ Hilmar Jensson: guitar, Andrew D'Angelo: saxophones
- Azul (EmArcy, 1996) w/ Carlos Bica: bass & Frank Möbus: guitar
- Big Air w/ Steve Buckley: saxophones, Chris Batchelor: trumpet, Oren Marshall: tuba, Myra Melford: piano, harmonium
- Mischief & Mayhem w/ Jenny Scheinman: violin, Nels Cline: guitar, Todd Sickafoose: bass
- New Sound Plaza (W.E.R.F., 2012) w/ Kris Defoort: piano, Mark Turner: tenor saxophone, Nicolas Thys: double bass & electric bass
- Nature of the Beast (Enja, 1997) w/Michael Formanek: bass, Tim Berne: alto saxophone & Chris Speed: clarinet
- White & Blue (Buzz-Rec., 1999) w/ Natsuki Tamura: trimpet, Aaron Alexander: drums, percussion
References
External links
- Official homepage
- 77 Boadrum Site Profile Viva Radio, Sep 2007 (Flash)