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.

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.

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 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
 * Big Air w/ Steve Buckley: saxophones, Chris Batchelor: trumpet, Oren Marshall: tuba, Myra Melford: piano, harmonium
 * Mischief & Mayhem w/ Jenny Scheinman: violin, Nels Cline: guitar, Todd Sickafoose: bass