Billy Cobham Musical artist

William Emanuel "Billy" Cobham (born May 16, 1944, Panama) is a Panamanian American jazz drummer, composer and bandleader, who permanently relocated to Switzerland during the late 1970s.Coming to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with trumpeter Miles Davis and then with Mahavishnu Orchestra, and on countless CTI releases, Cobham according to Allmusic's reviewer is "generally acclaimed as fusion's greatest drummer with an influential style that combines explosive power and exacting precision.

Personal facts

Billy Cobham
Birth dateMay 16, 1944
Birth place
Panama

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Musical artist

Career started1968
associated musical artist
Miles Davis
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Jack Bruce
Jazz Is Dead
Mark-Almond
Bobby and the Midnites
New York Jazz Quartet
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
Rock music
Post-bop
Jazz-funk
Jazz fusion
instrument
Drum kit
Percussion instrument
record label
Atlantic Records
Columbia Records
Elektra Records
CTI Records
GRP Records

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External resources

  1. http://balkanrock.com/billy-cobham-miles-davis-mahavishu-orchestra-culture-mix
  2. http://billycobham.com
  3. http://www.artemedios.com/billy_cobham.html
  4. http://www.billycobham.com
  5. http://www.cobhamdrums.com
  6. http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Bill_Cobham.html