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AlasNoAxis

Wed., June 24, 8 p.m., $12, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th St., arsnovaworkshop.com.

by Shaun Brady

Published: Jun 16, 2009

Robert Lewis

jazz

Jim Black is without question one of the most inventive drummers in modern jazz, as evidenced by his work in bands like Human Feel and Bloodcount, pairing rock drive to a spontaneity and intellect born of avant-jazz. But unlike many a drummer handed the reins, Black's work is far more constrained under his own name. The five discs by his band AlasNoAxis channel his abilities into tight, blissed-out post-rock songs, with Chris Speed's tenor tracing keening melodies over Hilmar Jensson's guitar crunch while Black and bassist Skli Sverrisson lock into grooves that coil with growing intensity.

Wed., June 24, 8 p.m., $12, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th St., arsnovaworkshop.com.

 

 

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