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| Billie Davies - New CD National Airplay - Plus New Video  "Hand In Hand In The Hand Of The Moon"Billie Davies Art Inspired By Music, Music Inspired By Art New Release Getting National Airplay New Video By Billie Davies & The Bad Boyzzz Billie Davies - New Video - "Moanin'" Inspired by Artist Serge Vandercam Drummer Billie Davies pays homage to Danish-born Belgian artist Serge Vandercam in this exciting free-form adventure. "Hand In Hand In The Hand Of The Moon" is a musical symphony inspired by Vandercam's exquisite creations. Davies says it is, "The painter influenced by the drummer and the drummer influenced by the painter over a period of three days of the full moon." Born in Belgium and now living in New Orleans, she continues "A collaborative work, conceived in 1995 resulting 20 years later in a series of 8 paintings and a jazz symphony of eight musical movements." This music was recorded 'live' in one take on an afternoon in April. For each movement, the corresponding actual painting was hanging on the wall, visible to all musicians, in bright light. True art. Billie Davies & The Bad Boyzzz: Ari Kohn - reeds Branden Lewis - trumpet Evan Oberla - trombone Oliver Watkinson - bass Billie Davies - drums Billie Davies Bio: Billie Davies is an American female jazz drummer and composer best known for her Avant Garde and Avant-garde jazz compositions since the mid nineties, and her improvisational drumming techniques she has performed in Europe and in the US. Davies was born in Brugge, Belgium and mostly grew up on the Belgian Coast, Europe, at the North Sea. Her grandfather, Maurice Clybouw, was the first influence in her life to introduce her to the drums when Billie was about three years old. She has had a love relationship with rhythm and drums ever since. write your comments about the article :: © 2015 Jazz News :: home page |