JIM & THE SHRIMPS ft. Asger Nissen, Julius Gawlik, Felix Henkelhausen & Jim Black
Asger Nissen alto sax, Julius Gawlik tenor sax, Felix Henkelhausen double bass, Jim Black drums
Recently relocated from Brooklyn, New York, veteran drummer Jim Black leads a brand new band of some of Berlin’s finest young jazz killers. Featuring Danish alto saxophonist Asger Nissen, and the German shredders Julius Gawlik on tenor sax and Felix Henkelhausen on bass, this strong, tough, and fast-swinging band writes and plays original songs for quartet inspired by the music of Ornette Coleman and Thelonious Monk.
‘The past year I began to feel musically restless, and I needed a new challenge for myself, so I made a band that reflects this urgency and energy,’ says Jim Black. Throughout the years, the drummer has kept shifting the boundaries of jazz and rock. In New York he played in very diverse bands such as Human Feel (featuring Kurt Rosenwinkel), Bloodcount (with Tim Berne) and Tiny Bell Trio (with Dave Douglas).