BILLY COBHAM

BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB NYC / MARCH 18-23

Drummer Billy Cobham’s Time Machine takes over the Blue Note for a week in mid-March with a version of his group from the mid-’70s, which featured the Brecker Brothers and John Abercrombie. They will revisit Billy’s music from that period, including “Total Eclipse,” “Solarization” and “Moon Germs.” Billy made his reputation with Miles Davis and the Mahavishnu Orchestra. When that group disbanded in the early ’70s, Billy released his debut solo album, Spectrum (Atlantic, 1973), which is regarded as one of the most significant and influential recordings in jazz fusion. Inducted into the Halls of Fame for Modern Drummer and for Classic Drummer, Billy is widely acclaimed as fusion’s greatest drummer. Time Machine includes bassist Will Lee, trumpeter Randy Brecker, trombonist Marshall Gilkes, saxophonist Brandon Wilkins and Oz Ezzeldin on keyboards. DJS