Billy Cobham live in concert.
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Billy Cobham

15
critic concert reviews
jazz

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

80
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Critics Consensus

Based on 15 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Billy Cobham is rated as a remarkable live performer, with worthwhile shows overall. Billy Cobham concert reviews describe live shows and performances as noisy, exciting, and incredible.

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How much does it cost to book Billy Cobham? To hire for a live performance or concert, the booking fees for Billy Cobham range from $15,000 - $25,000, with Billy Cobham's current estimated booking fee to be around $15,000.

On tour

Royal Festival Hall, Londres, United Kingdom (November 20)

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Artist Info

Genre
jazz
Origin
Colon, Panama (5/16/1944)
Bio
Billy Cobham, born May 16, 1944 in Panama, is one of the world's most influential drummers, best known for his jazz fusion in the 1970s, with John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra, where he pioneered a powerful style of drumming with jazz, rock and funk influences. He is the first drummer to unseat Buddy Rich in the Down Beat music polls.
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Critic Concert Reviews

Jazzwise (UK)

November 21, 2024
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The iconic jazz-rock fusion drummer was joined by arranger/conductor Guy Barker, his band and 75 musicians for his big EFG London Jazz Festival show

Jazzwise (UK)

August 16, 2024
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Ystad loves its jazz festival as much as the fictional TV police drama ‘Wallander’, which was set here. The festival is completely run by an army of local volunteers who do everything they can to make the festival a fun and friendly place where you can enjoy top class music

Jazzwise (UK)

June 2, 2023
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The Trondheim Jazz Festival is a great mixture of concerts, talks and films set in the heart of this beautiful Norwegian city on the banks of a magnificent Fjord

Jazzwise (UK)

September 24, 2021
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The legendary jazz rock drummer shakes things up in Palermo, Italy

Grateful Web (USA)

May 4, 2015
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Billy Cobham Live In Concert In the USA

The Guardian (UK)

February 20, 2013
80
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Drummer-led bands can be noisy affairs devoted to the antics of stars, but despite being one of the most revered drummers of the past half-century and a founder-member of John McLaughlin's pioneering Mahavishnu Orchestra, Billy Cobham doesn't hog the spotlight.

The Guardian (UK)

February 16, 2012
80
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Cobham's latest project features four French musicians playing instruments we associate with jazz-rock – he's joined by a guitarist an electric bassist and two keyboard players one doubling up rather brilliantly on electric violin.

Past critic reviews published in

Shepherd Express (USA), GIGsoup (UK), Dagens Nyheter (Sweden), Financial Times (UK), Financial Times (UK) and more

Image Credit

Andreas Lawen, Fotandi [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

DRUM 'N VOICE VOL. 1,2,3,4,5. (Complete Deluxe Edition) (15 July 2024)