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Billy Pod Releases An Exciting New Album 'Quintessence'

Source: Billy Pod
December 7, 2022

London’s vibrant scene is widely known as an international hub for some of the world’s most forward-thinking jazz musicians. Greek drummer Billy Pod brings together a cast of homegrown musicians and fellow expats for his sophomore album Quintessence is set to release on November 4th. The record follows his 2019 release Drums to Heal Society which saw him named by the French Magazine Batterie as one of the Top 10 New and Upcoming Drummers and facilitated a move from Athens ...

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Greek drummer and composer Billy Pod releases Drums to Heal Society on Puzzlemusik

Source: Billy Pod
February 12, 2019

Drums to Heal Society—contemporary jazz that draws on elements of free improvisation, pop-electronica and rock to create a sound of unified diversity mirroring human experience in modern society. “Billy is an accomplished composer and arranger with both a great command of his instrument and the sensitivity to create authentic music with others.’’ —Tivon Pennicott, Saxophonist for Gregory Porter Drums to Heal Society is the debut release of Greek drummer and composer Vassilis Podaras (aka Billy Pod). The eleven-track album is ...

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