Billy Cobham is a name I hadn’t heard in years, until recently. Working with a UK drum shop in my search for a vintage Premier part, I discovered that the shop owner recently took some time off to drum tech for Cobham at the recent WOMAD show. Mike, the owner of DM Drums modestly told me, when I asked for his story, that there wasn’t much to tell. As it turns out, he was asked to play on stage with Cobham at a masterclass session. Mike told me that he was expecting at best maybe 30 people, but was surprised by an audience of about 1000. He went on to say that he and Cobham, “played four improvised dual drum pieces, the crowd loved it and he finished off with a blistering solo.” Here’s a vid that Mike was kind enough to share.
~r
Post a Comment