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All photographs by kind permission of Jeffrey Moellering / Snapzalot.com Billy Cobham and his cohorts put on an absolute master class Saturday night, September 21, … Continued

We caught up with Billy Cobham somewhere near the Georgia-South Carolina border. He and his Crosswinds Project bandmates were en route from Thursday’s Howard Theater … Continued

Feature image by kind permission of Olga Karpova | JazzMap.ru The first four dates of Billy Cobham’s Crosswinds Project are in the record books, with … Continued

It is interesting that people do not go to jazz concerts to see the featured artists breathe fire, wear wild costumes, prance around knee-deep in … Continued

It’s NOT Billy Cobham’s birthday today (September 15), but it IS his birthday year, and he will celebrate 75 years on the planet tonight at … Continued

There are few musicians in the American songbook as storied as George Porter, Jr., bass player extraordinaire for The Meters, The Funky Meters, Porter Batiste … Continued

Electric Kif are a Miami-based power quartet that explore the boundaries between rock, jazz fusion and electronic drum and bass. Bassist Rodrigo Zambrano, keyboardist Jason … Continued

There are only a couple of gentlemen who qualify currently for the title of Hardest-Working Man in Show Business (the title originally bestowed upon James … Continued

Two of Florida’s greatest jam exponents collaborated on a short four-night run together in June. The Heavy Pets and the Roosevelt Collier Band dubbed it … Continued

I’ve never gone five rounds in a mixed martial arts bout, but I have a pretty good idea what it feels like after Sunday night’s … Continued