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Jim Black & The Schrimps, Juanma Trujillo & Pulverize The Sound

by Maurice Hogue
March 15, 2023

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 ...

Album Review

Gordon Grdina: Boiling Point

Read "Boiling Point" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
September 14, 2022

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 ...

Album Review

Gordon Grdina's Nomad Trio: Boiling Point

Read "Boiling Point" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
August 16, 2022

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 ...

Album Review

Paul Jarret: Ghost Songs

Read "Ghost Songs" reviewed by Emmanuel Di Tommaso

by Emmanuel Di Tommaso
November 8, 2021

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 ...

Radio & Podcasts

One Man’s Jazz’ 2020 Favourite Releases

by Maurice Hogue
February 3, 2021

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 ...

Live Review

Jim Black Trio alla Sala Vanni di Firenze

by Neri Pollastri
October 28, 2020

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 ...

Radio & Podcasts

Jim Black, Milt Hinton & Gerald Clayton

by Joe Dimino
August 30, 2020

This week we start with a favorite in the Kansas City area known, The Grand Marquis. The hour also features new music from a variety of jazz musicians all over the world like Jim Black, Christian Tamburr, Emie Roussel, Delasito and FKAJazz. We finish things up with some live music at the Village Vanguard with Gerald Clayton. Keep on swinging out there. Playlist The Grand Marquis “Can't Put You Down" Brighter Days (Grand Marquis Music) 00:00 Host talks ...