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Song of the Day: Improvisationality by Billie Davies

Song of the Day: Improvisationality by Billie Davies : A beautiful Song of the Day at All About Jazz: Just poetry to your ears... “Improvisationality” by Billie Davies, Daniel Coffeng and JOnathan Solomon.

"Improvisationality" by Billie Davies, Daniel Coffeng, Jonathan Solomon, Song of the Day on All About Jazz

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  New free #songoftheday at All About Jazz ... "Improvisationality" from the #newalbum "Retrospectives (In The Key Of Jazz)" by #BillieDavies #allaboutjazz #freeimprovisation  https://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/track-improvisationality-by-billie-davies

BILLIE DAVIES "Retrospectives (In The Key Of Jazz)" #jazz #music #drums ...

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Another #youtubeshort to promote the #newalbumrelease #Retrospectives (In The Key Of Jazz) Enjoy

Billie Davies Mentionned As One Of What Jazz Fuel Considers Iconic Women Drummers

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Billie Davies had no idea she was mentionned as one of what Jazz Fuel considers iconic women drummers #iconicwomendrummers Thank you Jazz Fuel for noticing #BillieDavies and making her feel she's in good company. The article seems to be from early 2023 written by Isabel Marquez. https://jazzfuel.com /best-female-drummers/ Women in jazz may have been under-represented in the history books, but things are quite rightly changing. In this article, writer Isabel Marquez highlights a selection of the best female drummers, both from past eras and the modern jazz scene.  Of course, the list could go on, so feel free to use the comments section at the end! The drums are one of the main instruments that exist under clear gender stereotypes and categorization. Compared to the number of women who take up the drums, the sheer number of their male counterparts is overwhelming. Simply typing ‘Drummers’ into Google will generate a long list of male musicians, with less regard for the great ...

Jazz Drummer Billie Davies' "Retrospectives (In The Key Of Jazz)"

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    Billie Davies Featured Album       I am so very happy with my new album "Retrospectives (In The Key Of Jazz)" that has been released on the digital market on April 20, 2025. You can find all the major links below where it is available to buy or stream...   A retrospective of never before released music created during a 6 year period, 90 minutes of Free Improvisation, Beyond Jazz, Avant-garde in the key of Jazz music. The musical improvisations on "Retrospectives (In The Key of Jazz)", these works of art, are some of the favorite moments of what happened around me in Hollywood, Los Angeles and New Orleans between 2012 and 2018, resulting in this heartfelt music, uncompromised and freely improvised and expressed with full passion and intensity straight from the heart and the soul, in the moment. This music was mostly recorded by Mike Davies during rehearsals, only the very in-crowd got to ever hear ...

Billie Davies "Do Do Kindje Doo" is the featured song at All About Jazz. Listen in today!

Hello fellow Jazz fan! This is a one time announcement to let you know that Billie Davies "Do Do Kindje Doo" from Retrospectives (In The Key Of Jazz) is the featured song at All About Jazz today. Listen to it for free from here... https://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/track-do-do-kindje-doo-by-billie-davies We hope you enjoy "Do Do Kindje Doo" and please share the link on your social media pages. All the best, Michael Ricci Founder/Publisher All About Jazz

Billie Davies "Do Do Kindje Doo" is the featured song at All About Jazz. Listen in today!

Hello fellow Jazz fan! This is a one time announcement to let you know that Billie Davies "Do Do Kindje Doo" from Retrospectives (In The Key Of Jazz) is the featured song at All About Jazz today. Listen to it for free from here... https://www.allaboutjazz.com/media/track-do-do-kindje-doo-by-billie-davies We hope you enjoy "Do Do Kindje Doo" and please share the link on your social media pages. All the best, Michael Ricci Founder/Publisher All About Jazz

Album review for the music of Billie Davies' "On Hollywood Boulevard - Live at The Mint in New Orleans" on All About Jazz

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Billie Davies: On Hollywood Boulevard - Live at The Mint in New Orleans By  La-Faithia White for All About Jazz The original recording of  On Hollywood Boulevard  took place in 2016. The inspiration comes from drummer  Billie Davies  personal experience of living at the historic Hillview Apartments on Hollywood Boulevard in 2009. Hillview Apartments, a hotspot during the silent film era, were considered Hollywood's first artist high-rise. Davies remembers witnessing it all, the tourist traps, the Hollywood legends and heroes' reverence, the young artist communities from painters to musicians to photographers, videographers and writers aspiring to become accomplished and successful. n January 2025, six wildfires erupted in the Los Angeles area, forcing the evacuation of Hollywood Boulevard. One hundred thousand people were ordered to flee the area. When asked what her thoughts about the fires that were ravaging the Los Angeles area, did Davies think that it was s...
  New release from  BILLIE DAVIES Retrospectives by BILLIE DAVIES A new album release by drummer Billie Davies, " Retrospectives (In The Key Of Jazz) ", slated for global release on April 20, 2025. A retrospective of never before released music created during a 6 year period, 90 minutes of Free Improvisation, Beyond Jazz, Avant-garde in the key of Jazz music. Recorded with Billie Davies playing her acoustic Sonor basswood drum set or hybrid set she played for a last time in December of 2018 at the Art Klub in New Orleans. All of Billie Davies' music is improvisational. A conversation between musicians, a joint emotional expression inspired by a certain common feeling, thought or perspective that is being communicated to an audience, a listener, a community. An expression that is free of dogma and styles or fashions or politics or religions or trends. An expression that comes from way deep down and can stand on its own and is a reflection of our society, our tribe, our li...

Published @ All About Jazz - Exciting New Free Improvisation Album Release By Billie Davies

Hello: This one-time message is to let you know that the following announcement has been published at All About Jazz: Exciting New Free Improvisation Album Release By Billie Davies by Billie Davies PR If this announcement is of particular interest to you, please share the link with your Facebook and Twitter followers. Thanks for reading, and all the best! Michael Ricci Founder/Publisher https://www.allaboutjazz.com https://www.jazznearyou.com

Exciting New Free Improvisation Album Release By Billie Davies

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  A new album release by drummer Billie Davies, "Retrospectives (In The Key Of Jazz)". A retrospective of never before released music created during a 6 year period, 90 minutes of Free Improvisation, Beyond Jazz, Avant-garde in the key of Jazz music. To be released and distributed thanks to ReverbNation and Bandcamp on April 20, 2025. All of Billie Davies' music is improvisational. A conversation between musicians, a joint emotional expression inspired by a certain common feeling, thought or perspective that is being communicated to an audience, a listener, a community. An expression that is free of dogma and styles or fashions or politics or religions or trends. An expression that comes from way deep down and can stand on its own and is a reflection of our society, our tribe, our life, our universe. Billie Davies always has a folder with recorded improvisations that she adds to whenever something musically great is recorded, and so we thought that exposing this music to ...

Billie Davies Interviewed by La-Faithia White on All About Jazz.

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  The Musical Evolution of Billie Davies Miles Davis has been my greatest inspiration in my life as a professional musician and musical artist. Drummer  Billie Davies ' journey began in the north of Europe in coastal Belgium where she was born and raised. Davies was involved with two bands while living in Holland, in Terneuzen, a semi coastal port town. One band scored a lot of gigs with festivals and parties versus the other, who only played a few times in Belgium, in Bruges and in Blankenberge. She moved to the south of France near the Spanish border in Catalan or Basque Country, an area between Montpellier in Provence where there was a large Romani population. Davies was now surrounded by the tranquility that she always longed to be close to, which are palm trees. In Montpellier France, Davies met blues guitarist Claude Mazet. It was during this time that she began to play music in all of its formats. By  La-Faithia White December 29, 2024 All About Jazz https://www.al...