Jazz Articles about Jim Black
Jim & the Schrimps: Ain't No Saint
by Troy Dostert
Although the group's name (and album title) sound like something one might associate with a second-rate bar band, there is nothing oafish or pedestrian about drummer Jim Black's latest outfit, a hard-hitting ensemble which channels the distinctive energies of Black and his well-chosen compatriots. With saxophonists Asger Nissen (alto) and Julius Gawlik (tenor) and bassist Felix Henkelhausen alongside him, Black brings his characteristic manic intensity and crafty songwriting to an album filled with interesting and engaging musical interactions.
read moreJim Black & The Schrimps, Juanma Trujillo & Pulverize The Sound
by Maurice Hogue
With Jim Black living in Berlin now, you would expect he'd get hooked into the German scene. His new quartet called The Schrimps features three very exciting young German players (Asger Nissen and Julius Gawlik saxophones and Felix Henkelhausen acoustic bass ). Black's new release Ain't No Saint presents the drummer at his quirky and unpredictable best. It's a great recording and the feature in this episode. Guitarist Juanma Trujillo's new Contour on Clean Feed is terrific too, as are ...
read moreGordon Grdina: Boiling Point
by Mike Jurkovic
For all its unstinting muscularity, feverish virtuosity and concentrated interplay, Canadian guitarist/oudist Gordon Grdina's first of two simultaneous summer releases, Boiling Point, could easily have been entitled Shock and Awe or Scorched Earth or perhaps even Ground Zero. Because as densely and wirily structured as these six Grdina comps are, Lower East Side piano legend Matt Mitchell and equally lauded drummer Jim Black bash away to the heart of matter, clearing the way for Grdina to crunch, skronk, and ruminate ...
read moreGordon Grdina's Nomad Trio: Boiling Point
by Dan McClenaghan
Even if Gordon Grdina does not release another album in 2022, the year should be considered as the time when it all came together for the Vancouver-based guitarist and oud-ist. Oddly Enough: The Music Of Tim Berne, Night's Quietest Hour and Pathways, all on Attaboygirl Records, were released in the first six month of 2022--a productive time. Add to that Boiling Point, the second outing by Gordon Grdina's Nomad Trio. Grdina's artistry is hard to pin down. Free ...
read morePaul Jarret: Ghost Songs
by Emmanuel Di Tommaso
Non deve averci pensato più di tanto Paul Jarret quando, avendo vinto nel 2019 il Talent ADAMI Jazz, ha avuto l'opportunità di invitare un grande musicista di fama mondiale a collaborare nell'ambito del suo progetto Ghost Songs: la scelta è ricaduta su Jim Black, il batterista punto di riferimento del jazz d'avanguardia di New York che, con i suoi AlasNoAxis, ha decisamente influenzato Jarret nel dare forma a quel melodismo sperimentale diventato, nel corso degli ultimi anni, il marchio di ...
read moreOne Man’s Jazz’ 2020 Favourite Releases
by Maurice Hogue
These days, it seems we all like to pick our favourites or best-of lists. I've been doing this for several years so why stop now. Despite the pandemic and its disastrous effect on the music business, there was some excellent music released in 2020. I'll cover some of them in this show and the next. If you want to check out all of my choices visit the One Man's Jazz website. There are some new things on the bill this ...
read moreJim Black Trio alla Sala Vanni di Firenze
by Neri Pollastri
Jim Black Trio Firenze Musicus Concentus—A Jazz Supreme Sala Vanni 16.10.2020 Dopo il recente minifestival di piano solo, I Poeti del Piano Solo, alla Sala anni di Firenze è ripresa la rassegna A Jazz Supreme, giunta alla quarta edizione e apertasi con una formazione di primissimo piano: il trio di Jim Black, con Elias Stemeseder al pianoforte e Felix Henkelhausen al contrabbasso. In altre parole, la rodata formazione di Black, che con ...
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