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Billy Cobham, a jazz fusion drummer who was born in Panama in 1944 and grew up in New York, is a pioneer in the field. He started playing drums when he was 10 years old and went to the Manhattan School of Music, where he learned from big band jazz and Afro-Cuban percussion. Cobham worked with Horace Silver and the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band early in his career. He got better at being precise, fast, and good at improvising.

Cobham became a jazz fusion legend with his 1973 album Spectrum, which included songs like "Stratus" and "Red Baron." He toured with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, where he shared stages with John McLaughlin and Jan Hammer. He also worked with jazz legends like George Duke and Michael Brecker. His albums always made it to the jazz charts, and his style of fusion drumming changed the way people played it for decades.

Billy Cobham still tours around the world today, playing both classic songs and new versions of them. People have loved his live shows for more than 50 years because of his explosive solos, dynamic interactions with other musicians, and commanding presence on stage. Get your Billy Cobham tickets on Yadara now to witness one of the greatest drummers in jazz fusion history.


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