The twenty-first issue of the magazine Panama Jazz Festivalan event that will take place from January 15 to 20, 2024, and will pay tribute to the drummer Billy Cobham.
Who is the winner? Here we tell you! Billy Cobham, born in Columbus in 1944, took his music, music to the deepest part world and marked before and after u jazz.
The artist’s distinctive style left a fingerprint in industryhas an exceptional technical ability and skill to combine speed, precision and creativity.
Cobham contributed to the spread of jazz, combining it with elements rock, funk and others musical styleswhich earned him a Grammy nomination in the “R&B Instrumental Performance” category.
All the work of the Panamanian helped to define and shape jazz fusion. In addition, he participated in the Mahavishnu Orchestra, solo performances and in his own orchestra called Billy Cobham’s Spectrum.
In 2001, the musician was selected as one of the 25 most influential drummersaccording to Modern Drummer magazine.
In addition to being a drummer, Cobham is a composer and percussionist. During his extensive career, the musician has released more than 50 albums as a solo artist and collaborated with artists such as Miles Davies, Carlos Santana, Ron Carter, Gil Evans, Fania All Star, James Brown, Peter Gabriel, Quincy Jones, Sonny Rollins, among many others.
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Throughout its 20-year history, the Panama Jazz Festival has saved and celebrated historical memory of Panamanian jazz and his global influencetransforming into a unique cultural, educational and tourist experience, with unprecedented educational programs, including symposia and clinics, and serving as an audition center for the best music schools in the world.
Since 2014, the festival has been the first event in the world to be awarded academic credits university students in collaboration with Berklee College of Music. In addition, he promoted cultural and educational tourism in Panama, leaving an indelible mark on the country’s history for 20 years.
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