After 12 years of leading his singer-less-songwriting-post-rock-improv band AlasNoAxis, Jim black goes in the absolute opposite musical d irection 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 continues it’s evolution towards their next recording. –SKIRL Records // Jim Black is a 2015 New Jazz Works CMA recipient. Other awards have included a 2015 Shifting Foundation grant, and the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation (MAAF) FACE French-American Jazz Exchange grant.