Billy Cobham

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Billy Cobham is a Panamanian-American jazz fusion drummer renowned for his virtuosic technique and influential work in both solo projects and collaborations with leading fusion artists.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bandleader
composer
drummer
human
jazz fusion drummer
jazz musician
activeYearsStart 1960s
associatedAct Brecker Brothers NERFINISHED
Dreams NERFINISHED
George Duke NERFINISHED
Horace Silver NERFINISHED
John McLaughlin NERFINISHED
Mahavishnu Orchestra NERFINISHED
Miles Davis NERFINISHED
Peter Gabriel NERFINISHED
Stanley Clarke NERFINISHED
Tommy Bolin NERFINISHED
birthName William Emanuel Cobham Jr. NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Panama NERFINISHED
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1944-05-16
ethnicGroup Panamanian-American
genre funk
jazz
jazz fusion
rock
hasInfluenced modern jazz fusion drummers
instrument drums
percussion
memberOf Mahavishnu Orchestra NERFINISHED
name Billy Cobham NERFINISHED
notableFor pioneering jazz fusion drumming
virtuosic drumming technique
notableWork A Funky Thide of Sings NERFINISHED
Crosswinds NERFINISHED
Inner Conflicts NERFINISHED
Shabazz NERFINISHED
Spectrum NERFINISHED
Total Eclipse NERFINISHED
occupation composer
drummer
record producer
placeOfBirth Colón, Panama NERFINISHED
recordLabel Atlantic Records
CTI Records NERFINISHED
Columbia Records
residence United States of America

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Mahavishnu Orchestra hasMember Billy Cobham
Bobby and the Midnites hasMember Billy Cobham
Bobby and the Midnites drummer Billy Cobham
Michael Brecker associatedAct Billy Cobham
CTI All-Stars member Billy Cobham
Lee Sklar associatedAct Billy Cobham