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'Hand In Hand In The Hand Of The Moon' - Drummer Billie Davies With Art Inspired By Music, Music Inspired By Art!

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'Hand In Hand In The Hand Of The Moon' - Drummer Billie Davies With Art Inspired By Music, Music Inspired By Art!

New CD by BILLIE DAVIES, "Hand In Hand In The Hand Of The Moon", available October 1, 2015

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MEDIA:   Billie Davies Hand In The Hand OneSheet  |  About Hand In Hand In The Hand Of The Moon  |  The Paintings  |  Project Photos HAND IN HAND IN THE HAND OF THE MOON BILLIE DAVIES An homage to Serge Vandercam (Copenhagen, Denmark, 1924 - Wavre, Belgium, March 10, 2005). A symphony inspired by paintings by Serge Vandercam and drums by Billie Davies (Brugge, Belgium, 1955). The painter influenced by the drummer and the drummer influenced by the painter over a period of three days of the full moon. A collaborative work, conceived in 1995 resulting 20 years later in a series of 8 paintings and a jazz symphony of 8 musical movements. "You would have loved where I was at, Serge, between the Rocks, the Dirt, the Coyotes, the Eagles, the Mountain Lions, the Road Runners, the Rattle Snakes. You would have loved where I am at, Serge, in the heat of New Orleans with the Banana trees, the Gators, the Water Moccasins, the Egrets, the Hawks, the Pe...

To Jazz or not to Jazz, there is no question. (Louis Armstrong)

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BILLIE DAVIES New Orleans, LA Jazz / Avant Jazz / Avant Garde PLAY SONGS » SHARE SONGS » VISIT PROFILE » "To Jazz or not to Jazz, there is no question." (Louis Armstrong) It has been a while and a lot has happened... :) Never a dull moment with Billie Davies :) A New Line-up for the BILLIE DAVIES Ensemble  debuted for the performance at Music At The Mint on March 6th where we had a great turn out for a Friday afternoon. L to R: Branden Lewis on trumpet, Evan Oberla on trombone, Alex Blaine on sax, Ed Strohsahl on bass, Billie Davies on drums. Audio and Video of this performance will be available soon. The first 8 songs on Billie Davies' playlist at  http://www.billiedavies.com/  or on  ReverbNation  are by the new BILLIE DAVIES Ensemble and are part of the performance set list for current performances (including the performance at Music At The Mint). The BILLIE DAVIES Ensemble is very busy in the studio now working on t...

Award Winning, Belgium Born Jazz Drummer Leaves Career in California for a Career in New Orleans!

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PRESS RELEASE Award Winning, Belgium Born Jazz Drummer Leaves Career in California for a Career in New Orleans! Billie Davies (born Billie Goegebeur, December 10, 1955 in Bruges) is an American female jazz drummer and composer best known for her Avant-garde jazz compositions, as well as her improvisational drumming techniques which she has performed in Europe and in the US since the mid-nineties. Billie and her, recording/producer husband, Mike, moved to New Orleans this last March to achieve her dream of being a New Orleans based musician.  She has been working with local, like-minded sidemen, Shan Kenner on guitar and Pete Olynciw on upright bass to form her New Orleans Ensemble.  They have created a suite of new music entitled  Downman Road. Her 2012 release of  “all about Love”  solidified her position as a professional jazz musician.  This recording of standards and original music, charted #1 in CMJ Jazz College Radio Charts for ‘to...

Happy New Year 2014

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BILLIE DAVIES Hi , YES! Billie let her hair be long again...!!! She finds herself more beautiful to look at in the mirror. She likes herself that way so much better. And she hopes that you will too... To end the year 2013 the BILLIE DAVIES Ensemble, with Daniel Coffeng on guitar and Jacob Bartfield on upright bass, had a wonderful performance at NOLA's in downtown Los Angeles. Videos of this performance will be released soon... BILLIE DAVIES received the 2013 23rd Annual LAMA "JAZZ ARTIST" Award on 11/14/2013 at the AVALON in Hollywood. "12 VOLT" A NEW CD release by Jazz and Avant Garde drummer BILLIE DAVIES. "The organic essence of improvisational music. The evocative manipulation of sound and silence into a living breathing microcosm of emotion and spontaneous creativity. " Brent Black / www.bop-n-jazz.com Love & Peace, Billie Davies.

BILLIE DAVIES at NOLA's

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BILLIE DAVIES at NOLA's BILLIE DAVIES Ensemble http:// www.billiedavies.com/ BillieDavies_Ensembles.html Billie Davies : drums. Daniel Coffeng : guitar. Will Mack : bass. Performance at: Nola's - A Taste of New Orleans Doors open at 5 pm Performance Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00pm Address: 734 E. 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013 Neighborhood: Downtown L.A. Full Details: http://nolasla.com/ billie-davies-group/