Billy Cobham’s “Crosswinds Project” Comes to Yoshi’s
Legendary drummer Billy Cobham returns to Yoshi’s in Oakland for a two night stint beginning Tuesday and featuring local bassoon virtuoso Paul Hanson, guitarist Fareed Haque, keyboardist Scott Tibbs and bassist Tim Landers, an alumni from Cobham’s 1980’s group Glass Menagerie. 73 years young, Cobham continues to both inspire and amaze; his ability to inject new life into his extensive repertoire has been thrilling audiences the world over. Following the successes of his Spectrum 40 bands with Gary Husband, Ric Fierrabracci, and Dean Brown, (another Glass Menagerie alum); The NDR and Guy Barker Big Bands, as well as his European sextets with Camelia Ben Naceur, Steve Hamilton, Christian Galvez, Jean Marie Ecay, and Junior Gil, Cobham has turned his talents toward his now classic second album, “Crosswinds”. One of Cobham’s best recordings for the Atlantic label, Crosswinds featured the late saxophonist Michael Brecker, guitarist John Abercrombie, and keyboardist George Duke in what ha