Jim Black
Encyclopedia
Jim Black 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 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 currently lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn
.
Jazz drumming
Jazz drumming is the art of playing percussion in jazz styles ranging from 1910s-style Dixieland jazz to 1970s-era jazz-rock fusion and 1980s-era latin jazz...
who has performed with Tim Berne
Tim Berne
Tim Berne is an American jazz saxophone player and composer.Described by critic Thom Jurek as commanding "considerable power as a composer and ... frighteningly deft ability as a soloist," Berne has composed and performed prolifically since the 1980s...
and Dave Douglas
Dave Douglas (trumpeter)
Dave Douglas is an American jazz trumpeter and composer whose music derives from many non-jazz musical styles, including classical music, folk music from European countries and Klezmer. He has been a member of the experimental big band Orange Then Blue...
, among others. He attended Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
.
His own group AlasNoAxis, includes Hilmar Jensson on electric guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, Chris Speed
Chris Speed
Chris Speed is an American saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer.He studied classical piano from the age of five, and began clarinet at eleven. In high school he took up the tenor saxophone and began studying jazz...
on tenor saxophone
Tenor saxophone
The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
and clarinet
Clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
, and Skúli Sverrisson
Skúli Sverrisson
Skúli Sverrisson is an Icelandic composer and bassist residing in New York City.Over the past two decades, bass guitarist-composer Skuli Sverrisson has worked with a veritable who’s who of the experimental world, from free jazz legends to music icons Skúli Sverrisson (born 23 October 1966) is an...
on electric bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
. The music is in some ways closer to post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
than jazz, concentrating on rhythmic shifts and ensemble texture
Texture (music)
In music, texture is the way the melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic materials are combined in a composition , thus determining the overall quality of sound of a piece...
rather than featured solos. Since 2000, the group has released several records on Winter & Winter
Winter & Winter
Winter & Winter is a Munich-based record label that specializes in jazz and improvised music. Stefan Winter, also the founder of the now-defunct JMT Records, is the founder and executive producer of Winter & Winter...
.
The group Pachora, also including Black, Speed, and Sverrisson, and with Brad Shepik on tambura and electric saz
Baglama
thumb|180px|Cura and bağlamaThe bağlama is a stringed musical instrument shared by various cultures in the Eastern Mediterranean, Near East, and Central Asia....
, plays music that is similarly rhythmically diverse, but inspired by Balkan
Music of Southeastern Europe
The music of Southeastern Europe or Balkan music is a type of music distinct from others in Europe. This is mainly because it was influenced by traditional music of Southeastern European ethnic groups and mutual music influences of these ethnic groups in the period of the Ottoman Empire...
rhythms.
Jim participated as drummer 12 in the Boredoms 77 Boadrum
77 Boadrum
77 Boa Drum was a concert held on July 7, 2007 at 7:07 PM consisting of 77 drummers. The concert was organized by Boredoms. The title of the concert was a portmanteau of "Boredoms", "boa", "drum", and "77"...
performance which occurred on July 7, 2007, at the Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park
Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park
Empire–Fulton Ferry Park, formerly Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, is a park in Brooklyn, New York, United States. The park is located next to the East River, extending north and south of the Brooklyn Bridge...
in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
He currently lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn
Park Slope, Brooklyn
Park Slope is a neighborhood in western Brooklyn, New York City's most populous borough. Park Slope is roughly bounded by Prospect Park West to the east, Fourth Avenue to the west, Flatbush Avenue to the north, and 15th Street to the south, though other definitions are sometimes offered. Generally...
.
As leader
- Alasnoaxis (Winter & Winter)
- Splay (Winter & Winter)
- Habyor (Winter & Winter)
- Dogs of Great Indifference (Winter & Winter)
- Houseplant (Winter & Winter)
Human Feel
- Galore (SKIRL)
- Speak to It (Songlines)
- Welcome to Malpesta (New World)
As sideman
- Ellery EskelinEllery EskelinEllery Eskelin American tenor saxophonist. Born in Wichita, Kansas, raised in Baltimore, Maryland from the age of two. His parents, Rodd Keith and Bobbie Lee, were also musicians. Rodd Keith died in 1974 in Los Angeles, California and became a cult figure after his death in the little known...
w/ Andrea ParkinsAndrea ParkinsAndrea Parkins is an American composer, sound artist, performer and improviser.Andrea Parkins has improvised with musicians such as Nels Cline, Jim Black, Ellery Eskelin, Guenter Muller, David Watson, David Fenech, etc.- External links :* *...
& Jim Black - Tiny Bell Trio w/ Dave DouglasDave Douglas (trumpeter)Dave Douglas is an American jazz trumpeter and composer whose music derives from many non-jazz musical styles, including classical music, folk music from European countries and Klezmer. He has been a member of the experimental big band Orange Then Blue...
: trumpet, Brad Shepik: guitar - Bloodcount w/ Tim BerneTim BerneTim Berne is an American jazz saxophone player and composer.Described by critic Thom Jurek as commanding "considerable power as a composer and ... frighteningly deft ability as a soloist," Berne has composed and performed prolifically since the 1980s...
: saxophones, Chris Speed: saxophones, Michael FormanekMichael FormanekMichael Formanek is an American jazz bassist born in San Francisco, California and associated with the jazz scene in New York City....
: bass, Ben MonderBen Monder-Biography:Monder attended the University of Miami. He has worked with a wide variety of musicians including Lee Konitz, Toots Thielmans, Paul Motian and Maria Schneider....
: guitar, Christopher Dell: vibraphone - yeah NO w/ Chris SpeedChris SpeedChris Speed is an American saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer.He studied classical piano from the age of five, and began clarinet at eleven. In high school he took up the tenor saxophone and began studying jazz...
: saxophones, Skúli Sverrisson: bass, Cuong VuCuong Vuis a jazz trumpeter and vocalist.Born in Saigon, he left Vietnam with his family at the age of five in 1975, settling in Bellevue, Washington...
: trumpet - Tyft w/ Hilmar Jensson: guitar, Andrew D'Angelo: saxophones
- Carlos Bica & AzulCarlos BicaCarlos Bica, born in Portugal and currently living in Germany, is a double bass player.Bica studied at the Academia dos Amadores de Musica in Estoril and the Hochschule für Musik in Würzburg. He was "Musician of the Year" in Portugal in 1998...
w/ Carlos BicaCarlos BicaCarlos Bica, born in Portugal and currently living in Germany, is a double bass player.Bica studied at the Academia dos Amadores de Musica in Estoril and the Hochschule für Musik in Würzburg. He was "Musician of the Year" in Portugal in 1998...
: bass, Frank Möbus: guitar - Big Air w/ Steve Buckley: saxophones, Chris Batchelor: trumpet, Oren Marshall: tuba, Myra MelfordMyra MelfordMyra Melford is a jazz pianist and composer. In recent years, Melford has begun playing the harmonium as well as piano.Melford grew up in the Chicago area...
: piano, harmonium - Mischief & Mayhem w/ Jenny ScheinmanJenny ScheinmanJenny Scheinman is an accomplished violinist. Renowned as a jazz violinist, she has credits with artists in many genres. She has collaborated and played with Linda Perry, Norah Jones, Nels Cline, Lou Reed, Ani Difranco, Bruce Cockburn, Aretha Franklin, Lucinda Williams, Bono, and Bill Frisell and...
: violin, Nels ClineNels ClineNels Cline is an American guitarist and composer, currently the lead guitarist of alternative rock band Wilco. David Carr of the New York Times describes Cline as "one of the best guitarists in any genre."-Career:...
: guitar, Todd SickafooseTodd SickafooseTodd Sickafoose is an American jazz and rock bassist originally from the San Francisco Bay Area who now lives in Brooklyn, New York.He is best known for playing bass with Ani DiFranco, but he has also led his own group called, "Todd Sickafoose's Blood Orange".Sickafoose has been a member of the...
: bass
External links
- Official homepage
- 77 Boadrum Site Profile Viva Radio, Sep 2007 (FlashAdobe FlashAdobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...
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