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London Jazz Festival: Billy Cobham at 80

Highlights from the legendary drummer’s performance with the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra.

American-Panamanian drummer Billy Cobham is one of the leading figures of modern jazz. Over his decade-spanning career, Billy has continued to push sonic boundaries, as a pioneer of jazz fusion, jazz rock, and progressive rock. Key collaborators include Miles Davis, John McLaughlin and Ron Carter.

For this year’s London Jazz Festival, and in celebration of his 80th birthday, Billy performed works from his musical catalogue, accompanied by trumpeter Guy Barker and the full Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra.β€―

Tonight, Soweto shares some of the highlights from that performance. He also sits down with Billy to talk about growing up in New York, his roots in Panama, and working with fellow greats Horace Silver and his mentor Roy Haynes. Plus Billy shares some words of wisdom for younger musicians.

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Fri 6 Dec 2024 23:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Mahavishnu Orchestra

    Miles Beyond

    • Birds of Fire.
    • Columbia/CBS.

  • Billy Cobham, Guy Barker & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Panama (Live - London Jazz Festival 2024)

  • Billy Cobham, Guy Barker & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    A Day's Grace (Live - London Jazz Festival 2024)

  • Billy Cobham

    Stratus

    • Spectrum.
    • Atlantic.

  • Ron Carter

    All Blues

    • All Blues.
    • CTI.

Broadcast

  • Fri 6 Dec 2024 23:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3