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Jim 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.

Lana Meets Jazz 2026 - XIV Edizione

by Paolo Peviani
June 16, 2026

Lana Meets Jazz 2026 Lana (BZ) 05-10 giugno 2025 Nelle intenzioni dei suoi organizzatori, i musicisti Helga Plankensteiner e Michael Losch, Lana Meets Jazz è un Kulturfestival. Parola che non ha bisogno di traduzione e la cui declinazione pratica ha implicazioni molto forti: non ci si limita a presentare una serie di concerti, ...

Gordon Grdina: Prolific Versatility

by Doug Collette
March 27, 2026

Gordon Grdina's restless creativity furthers his prolific nature. As a result, in recent years he has issued new albums in twos and threes and this 2026 triad follows couplets of 2021 and 2024 including solo work and efforts with various ensembles he leads such The Marrow and Square Peg. Grdina reaffirms his willingness to experiment and ...

FLUX - Flussi di musica creativa a Firenze

by Neri Pollastri
January 21, 2026

FLUX--Flussi di musica creativa P.A.R.C.--Performig Art Research Centre Firenze 20-30 novembe 2025 Si è spostata quest'anno al P.A.R.C. di Firenze Flux, la rassegna che Toscana Musiche da qualche anno organizzava a Pisa e alla Città del Teatro di Cascina, e che anche stavolta ha visto una ricca presenza di musicisti italiani ...

I Dischi del 2025 secondo Ludovico Granvassu

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 5, 2026

Immortalare la bellezza e la varietà del jazz pubblicato nel 2025 attraverso una “top ten" appare tanto arduo, vano--e alla fine deludente--quanto cercare di fotografare un tramonto sulla costiera amalfitana usando una rudimentale fotocamera digitale e facendo un forellino sul copriobiettivo. Certo, una foto verrà scattata. Potrebbe persino dimostrare che eri lì, in quel momento, quando ...

Paolo Peviani's Favorite Jazz Albums of 2025

by Paolo Peviani
January 4, 2026

When looking at today's jazz recording industry, it is hard not to feel that something essential has gone missing: real selection at the source--producers willing to take responsibility, to filter, to choose. This is not a new phenomenon, but one that now seems to be reaching a breaking point. In the overwhelming flood of releases, identifying ...

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden Of Jazzy Delights 2025

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 3, 2026

Capturing the breathtaking beauty, range, and diversity of jazz released in 2025 through a list of “10 best albums" feels as challenging, vain--and ultimately disappointing--as trying to photograph the Grand Canyon at sunset by placing a pinhole in front of a rudimentary digital camera's lens. Sure, a picture will be taken. It might even prove you ...

It's All in Your Head

By Julius Gawlik

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: There Are No Ugly Dogs; You Wish; Fuchs; Glow; Chicago; TSCH.

Better You Don't

By Jim Black

Label: Intakt Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: The Sheila; Better You Don't; Backtracks; Ok Yrself; It Waits For You; Cane di Male; Only Sleep; Stone Placid; Actually Probably Matters; Extra Acid.

Get a Second Wind

By Dima Bondarev

Label: Dnipro & Kruchi
Released: 2025