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Yes and King Crimson Legend Bill Bruford Picks Cobham Book as Best on Drumming

December 3, 2021 by briangruber No Comments
The legendary Bill Bruford, drummer for Yes, King Crimson and his own jazz band Earthworks, includes my Cobham book in his “The best books on why drummers do what they do.” In a personal note, he told me the book was “Unputdownable.” As a Yes fan from way back, high praise.
 
Six Days at Ronnie Scott’s: Billy Cobham on Jazz Fusion and the Act of Creation
By Brian K. Gruber
 
Why this book?
 
Many of the best drummers write, or otherwise initiate, their own music for the very best reason: because they have to. This book is an oral history of Panamanian drummer Billy Cobham at the height of his powers, preparing his oeuvre for a 17-piece big band engagement under the guidance of British arranger and trumpeter Guy Barker. The gig is a 6-night run at London’s Ronnie Scott’s Club. Author Brian Gruber hangs out with the band for the duration to capture the verbal and musical fruits of an improvised series of encounters with elite performers. While the story pivots around the drummer, it is nevertheless an excellent multi-viewpoint guide over six decades as to how musicians collaborate and survive in an ever-changing music landscape.
 
The full article can be found here. 
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Writer Night to Resume 28 November at Orion

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Writers of Koh Phangan kicks off Year 5 of Write Night on 28 December 7pm at Orion’s Wellness Lounge. In addition to hundreds of tall tales, hundreds of hours of literary toolkit development, and innumerable new friendships, our island tradition has spawned books, blogs, poetry collections, and refreshed writing avocations.
 
Write Night is always free. Half the group are commonly non-native speakers, very few are professional writers, all come with the conviction that storytelling is our birthright.
 
Please join us. Our hosts, Orion proprietor Daliah Barkan and detox nutritionist MariaRoza Rainboe, offered us the cozier, writing-friendly Wellness Lounge, right behind the Beach Shala. Nine comfy bean bags are surrounded by chairs, hammocks, and other seating options for a quieter, more intimate creative space, easily allowing for 10-20 writers.
 
We will also have our very own Tom Vater back on the island to lead our weekly creative toolkit session. Welcome back to the asylum, Tom!
 
We will go back to our original 7pm start time with no competition from evening yoga classes.
 
Facilitator Brian Gruber will have a new slate of author videos ready to roll.
 
If you have written a letter or posted your views on the web, you are a writer. And if you have made the journey to Koh Phangan, you surely have stories to tell. No experience necessary. All writing levels welcomed.
 
Time to tell some stories.
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Brian Gruber is an author, writing coach, and marketing consultant living on the Thai island of Koh Phangan. He has spent 40 years studying, leading, and founding new media companies and projects.

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