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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...

BILLIE DAVIES ~ All The Things... ~

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Happy New Year 2015

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Wishing you a very, very Happy New Year 2015 full of Love, Peace and Happiness. ''Doubt that the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun does move, But never doubt I Love You ...'' Love always, Billie Davies ~ A Jazz Musician ~ New Orleans, LA Tel: (+1) 310.467.2061 Email: Billie@BillieDavies.com on the Web: Website: http://www.BillieDavies.com Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Davies Press Kit: http://www.reverbnation.com/rpk/billiedavies Blog: http://BillieDavies.blogspot.com Like her Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/BillieDaviesJazz Fan her on AllAboutJazz: http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/musician.php?id=43171 Follow her on Twitter: @BillieDavies YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UTN15vKwac&feature=share&list=UU8A-rTV0D0DeDFpqQczycew Buy Billie Davies Music: at CDBaby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/billiedavies - http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thebilliedaviestrio on iTunes: ht...

BILLIE DAVIES Ensemble Showcase Performance in New Orleans.

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BILLIE DAVIES BILLIE DAVIES Ensemble has a Showcase Performance on Aug 21 at 8 pm. Details: Cutting Edge Showcase Performance at Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club BILLIE DAVIES Ensemble Billie Davies on drums Shan Kenner on guitar Grayson Hackelman on bass Thu, August 21, 8:00pm – 8:45pm Where: Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club, 1931 St Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA, United States                 ...

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...

BILLIE DAVIES Ensemble at NOLA's L.A. Set 2 (+playlist)

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BILLIE DAVIES Ensemble Set 1 at NOLA's L.A.

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