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Billie Davies

Born: December 10, 1955

"Like the best forward-thinking music, Billie Davies' work reminds you of many different things but in the end, it is its own original beast, as powerful as anything more well-known musicians have created this year.” - Jerome Wilson, All About Jazz (Dec 17, 2018)

Mentioned as one of the Iconic Female Jazz Drummers on Jazz Fuel in 2022 all of jazz drummer and composer Billie Davies' music is Free Improvisation. Billie Davies (née Goegebeur, December 10, 1955 in Bruges, Belgium), an American female jazz drummer and composer, is best known for her free improvisation, avant-garde and avant-garde jazz music since the mid-1990s, and her improvisational drumming techniques she has performed in Europe and in the United States.

The Root of All

March 1, 2026

Album: 2455 (Music for the Future)
By Billie Davies
Label: Cobra Basement
Released: 2025
Duration: 11:03

Billie Davies: 2455 (Music for the Future)

by Max Kutner
February 3, 2026

2455: Music for the Future features the telekinetic duo of drummer/percussionist Billie Davies and trumpeter Branden James Lewis presenting a series of dreamlike improvisations united under Davies' concept of No Boundaries, Music for the 24th Century. Davies' vision and designs allow the music to shape-shift and wander at whim between dub, ambient, free jazz, musique concrète, ...

Popular Jazz Songs: 2025

by Michael Ricci
January 2, 2026

All About Jazz tracks how often a featured song is heard, and the following represent the most popular in 2025. If you missed them the first time around, give them a listen now, and enjoy! I'll Be Always With You From: Alma Libre By Arturo Sandoval Tutu From: ...

Retrospectives (In the Key of Jazz)

By Billie Davies

Label: Cobra Basement
Released: 2025
Track listing: Hollywood Boulevard From The Window; Do Do Kindje Doo; Sunraaah; Melancholia Abstractissimus; Improvisationality; An Improvisation; An Improvisation Too; Art.

2455 (Music for the Future)

By Billie Davies

Label: Cobra Basement
Released: 2025
Track listing: Everything Flows; Blue Moon Dance; Infinite Destiny; The Root of All; A Universal Groove; Tabula Rasa.

Billie Davies Brings A Surprising New And Special Avant-Garde Music

November 18, 2025

Billie Davies will release a duo album on December 10, 2025, entitled 2455 (Music For The Future). What music will exist in the 25th century? What styles will people listen to? How will sound continue to evolve? These are the questions that inspired Billie Davies to begin her project No Boundaries, Music for the 25th Century ...

Billie Davies: Retrospectives (In The Key Of Jazz)

by La-Faithia White
August 23, 2025

Retrospectives (In The Key of Jazz) showcases a body of work by drummer Billie Davies that was created over a six year period. The musicians answered her call, recording albums and performing on her acoustic or hybrid drum set from 2012 to 2018. These pieces of music have never been released and are all improvisations that ...

Tom Bone Ralls

Tom Ralls, also known as "Tombone," is a trombonist, arranger, composer, and educator. He is known for his work with various artists including Macy Gray, The Gap Band, and Ray Charles. He is also recognized for his work with The Billie Davies Trio recording "all about Love.", The Funk Bros, The Berlin Jazz Orchestra, and The Jazz Anarchist. 

Oliver Steinberg

Oliver Steinberg received his musical training from legendary bassist Carol Kaye. He  has performed with Wayne Shorter, Lyle Lovett, Rickie Lee Jones, Candye Kane, Barbara Morrison, Billie Davies, Caracol Carnivoro, The New Recessionaires, Shrimp Louis Foot Cream, The Groove Merchants of Venice, HR from Bad Brains, and many others.