Billy Cobham & Asere Live Drum Solo

Billy Cobham & Asere Live @ The Zodiac, Oxford, England on 12 October 2006 About the project: Long regarded as one of the world’s finest drummers, any description of Billy Cobham runs the risk of sounding like hyperbole to those who haven’t heard of him; but how else to describe this jazz-rock-funk tour de force? Collaborations with Miles Davis and his earth-shattering work with guitarist John McLaughlin in The Mahavishnu Orchestra continue to leave an indellible mark on so much music that has followed. This new project sees Cobham team up with young Cuban band Asere. Asere are at the forefront of developments in the Cuban Son scene, a 500-year-old music combining Spanish guitar with African rhythms. Described by the BBC’s Charlie Gillett as having ’An element of surprise and a sense of engaging and different from other Cuban bands I have seen’, the pairing of Asere and Billy Cobham takes both to new heights.