Every year the festival also offers concerts of different genres. This year, Billy Cobham, one of the most acclaimed jazz drummers of the present day as well as a reputable composer and producer, will visit Český Krumlov. He achieved fame at the end of the 1960s and at the beginning of the 1970s when he performed together with trumpeter Miles Davis and then with the ensemble Mahavishnu Orchestra. Together with Max Roach and Tony Williams he belongs to the drummers who were the first to start using electronic drum controllers. According to an Allmusic critic, Cobham is “generally recognized as the best fusion style drummer”. In 1987 he was introduced into the hall of fame of the magazine Classic Drummer Magazine. The magazine Rolling Stone ranked Cobham among the best 100 drummers in history. At the festival he will perform together with other musicians accompanied by the Gustav Brom Czech Radio Big Band under the baton of Vlado Valovič.
The concerts is another part of the cycle Legends of World Jazz.
Artists
Billy Cobham – drums, Steve Hamilton – keyboard, Michael Mondesir – bass guitar, David Dunsmuir – guitar, Gustav Brom Czech Radio Big Band – artistic director Vlado Valovič.
Program
Billy Cobham´s Culture Mix