Miles Davis and Mahavishnu Orchestra percussionist Billy Cobham plays Largo this month

There aren’t many people left who can say that they’ve performed with Miles Davis himself. Billy Cobham  of Mahavishnu Orchestra fame is one of the few that can, and he’ll be at Largo’s Central Park Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Oct. 13.

The 78-year-old fusion drummer has influenced countless across all genres and still heads to the studio for occasional sessions, but for the last few years, he’s been revisiting his 1974 Crosswinds album—on which he’s one of the last surviving members to have performed.  He brings his three-piece to town for this one.

This article appears in Sep 30 – Oct 5, 2022.