Jim Black Trio with Elias Stemeseder & Thomas Morgan Jim Black Trio with Elias Stemeseder & Thomas Morgan

After 12 years of leading his singer-less-songwriting-post-rock-improv band AlasNoAxis, Jim black goes in the absolute opposite musical direction by forming a new piano trio featuring one of the most in demand NY musicians, Thomas Morgan on bass, and the young Austrian pianist to watch out for, Elias Stemeseder. Four years later, with two releases on the Winter & Winter label and a host of international tours and performances, the trio debuts at Poisson Rouge their latest work The Constant, commissioned by Chamber Music America.
 

Elias Stemeseder- piano // Thomas Morgan – bass // Jim Black – drums
 
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Drummer Jim Black’s musical creativity and unstoppable curiosity have made him one of the most in-demand drummers in the jazz/new music scene today. Jim moved to Brooklyn in 1991 where he currently resides, and maintains a busy schedule touring, recording, teaching and enjoying music across the world. In 2000, Jim released his acclaimed debut recording, “AlasNoAxis” on Winter & Winter Recordings (called “A masterpiece of future jazz” by The Wire) and has since built a discography of 6 acclaimed recordings, including the latest “Antiheroes” (2013).
 
Thomas Morgan was born on August 14, 1981 in Hayward, California. He began to study the cello at the age of seven and continued until the age of fourteen, when his attention turned to the double bass. In May of 2003 he completed his Bachelor of Music degree at the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with Harvie S and Garry Dial. Thomas has played concerts in New York and abroad with such artists as Paul Motian, John Abercrombie, David Binney, Joey Baron, Steve Coleman, and Bill Frisell.
 
Born in Salzburg, Austria in 1990, Elias Stemeseder moved to Berlin in 2010 to study under the guidance of Tino Derado, Greg Cohen, John Hollenbeck and Kurt Rosenwinkel. He currently lives and works in Berlin and Brooklyn, NYC.
 
Since 2008 Elias has been working with the American drummer Jim Black in his trio. They have released two recordings, “Somatic“ (2011) and “Actuality“ (2014) on the German label Winter & Winter. Alongside Jim Black and guitarist Nels Cline, Elias is also part of the collective power trio “Eyebone“, in which he plays the Wurlitzer piano and bass synthesizers. In addition, he has recently been working with Greg Cohen, Chris Tordini, Oskar Gudjonsson, Petter Eldh and Ellery Eskelin.
 

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