Q & A

BORN IN: Colon, Panama

LIVES IN: Bern, Switzerland

DRUMMING SINCE: 1947

CURRENT BAND/PROJECT:
Billy Cobham Band

BIGGEST INFLUENCE(S): Roy Haynes, Elvin Jones, Ed Thigpen, Grady Tate, Louis Bellson, Papa Jo Jones, Mel Lewis,Tony Williams, Max Roach, Morris Goldenberg, Vic Firth, Buster Bailey, Buddy Rich, Ronnie Bedford, Sonny Payne and Rudy Collins

FAVORITE ALBUM DIDN’T PLAY ON: “Porgy and Bess”, Miles Davis

CAREER HIGHLIGHT(S): Performing in the Basel Tattoo with H.M. Grenadier Guard Jazz Ensemble, Summer 2011

FAVORITE SABIAN CYMBAL:
AAX El Sabor Picante Hand Crash