Personal Info
Known Credits
13
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1944-05-16 (81 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Colón, Panama
Also Known For
Billy Cobham
Biography
William Emanuel Cobham Jr. (born May 16, 1944) is a Panamanian–American jazz drummer who came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with trumpeter Miles Davis and then with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. According to AllMusic, Cobham is generally acclaimed as fusion's greatest drummer. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013. AllMusic biographer Steve Huey said, "Generally acclaimed as fusion's greatest drummer, Billy Cobham ...
Known For
Acting
2014 --
Billy Cobham: Spectrum 40 - Live at Lotos Jazz Festival
| Self - drums
2011 --
Billy Cobham - Live At Nancy Jazz Pulsation 2011
| Self - drums
2010 --
John McLaughlin & Billy Cobham: Live at Montreux 2010
| Self - drums
2008 --
Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux
| Self
2006 --
Jazz Legends: Billy Cobham Live At The Palais Des Festivals Hall Cannes 1989
| Self
2005 --
Billy Cobham's Glass Menagerie: Live in Riazzino, Switzerland
| Self
2005 --
Billy Cobham's: New Morning The Paris Concert
| Self
2005 --
Common Ground Inspiration Drum DVD
| Self
2002 --
World of Rhythm: Live in Lugano
| Self
2002 --
Billy Cobham - Culturemix Live at The New Morning, Paris
| Self
1984 --
Herbie Hancock Trio: Hurricane!
| Self - Drums
1976 --
The Billy Cobham - George Duke Band: Live at Montreaux 1976
| Self
1972 --
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Live In France 1972
| Self (drums)