Jim Black

:"For the Democratic politician from North Carolina, see James B. Black"Jim Black (born 1967 in Seattle, Washington) is a 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 Black also performs with or has performed with the following groups/artists:
*Human Feel
*Ellery Eskelin w/Andrea Parkins & Jim Black
*Tiny Bell Trio w/Dave Douglas: Trumpet, Brad Shepik: Guitar
*Bloodcount w/Tim Berne: Saxophones; Chris Speed: Saxophones, Michael Formanek: Bass
*Ben Monder: Guitar
*Christopher Dell: Vibraphone
*yeah NO w/ Chris Speed: Saxophones, Skúli Sverrisson: Bass, Cuong Vu: Trumpet
*Tyft w/Hilmar Jensson: Guitar, Andrew D'Angelo: Saxophones
*Carlos Bica & Azul w/ Carlos Bica: Bass, Frank Möbus: Guitar
*Ten Tall Tales w/Steve Buckley: Saxophones; Chris Batchelor: Trumpet; Oren Marshall: Tuba; Myra Melford: Piano, Harmonium

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.

Discography as leader

*2000 - "Alasnoaxis" (Winter & Winter)
*2002 - "Splay" (Winter & Winter)
*2004 - "Habyor" (Winter & Winter)
*2006 - "Dogs of Great Indifference" (Winter & Winter)

External links

* [http://www.jimblack.com Official homepage]
* [http://www.viva-radio.com/77Boadrum/drummers.php?id=12&view=video 77 Boadrum Site Profile] Viva Radio, Sep 2007. (Flash)