Billy Cobham & Asere

The world’s greatest living drummer
Category: Barnstaple Fringe

Starts: Saturday, June 28, 2008

 

Billy Cobham is arguably the world’s greatest living drummer, having started out 30 years ago with Horace Silver and Stanley Turrentine. In his jazz fusion element with Miles Davis on Live-Evil, he shot to international stardom with John McLaughlin’s ground breaking electric jazz band Mahavishnu Orchestra. His career includes working with James Brown, George Benson, Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker and Santana and he still finds time to front his own exceptional groups. His music has been very influential; Massive Attack sampled a notable Cobham riff. This current collaboration with the highly regarded Cuban band Asere (keeping the flame alive along with Buena Vista) began very successfully at Womad in 2002, bringing together an intoxicating mix of Latin, jazz and Cuban music and rhythms.

‘Humbling and inspirational’ Jazzwise

Demonstration & workshop
Time: 3pm to 5pm Price: £3.50 (£2 when purchased with ticket for show) Billy and members of Asere will demonstrate technique, styles, rhythms and answer your questions.

 

Time: 19:45
Price Details: All seats £15.00 (£13.50)

Access: The Queen’s Theatre offers the following facilities: wheelchair access and spaces, accessible toilets, a lift to all floors, sound enhancement facilities, signed performance for selected shows and guide dogs are welcome.

Address: Queen's Theatre, Boutport Street, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1SY

 

Sponsor: North Devon Journal, Barnstaple Town Centre Management

Website: www.billycobham.com

Telephone: 01271 324242

 

For more information please visit www.billycobham.com