Person
Abraham Laboriel Jr.
Acting
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 23, 1971
- From
- Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Abraham "Abe" Laboriel Jr. (born March 23, 1971) is an American session drummer. He is the son of Mexican bass guitarist Abraham Laboriel, nephew of Mexican rocker Johnny Laboriel, and brother of record producer, songwriter, and film composer Mateo Laboriel. He has been the drummer for Paul McCartney as well as for the French singer Mylène Farmer, among others. The son of jazz bass player Abraham Laboriel, Abe grew up playing drums starting at age four. His mother is a classically trained singer. Laboriel was mentored by well-known percussionists and drummers, including Jeff Porcaro, Chester Thompson, along with Bill Maxwell and Alex Acuña, who had formed the band Koinonia with his father in the 1980s. He attended the Dick Grove School of Music, studying with Peter Donald, during his junior year in high school. He also attended the Hamilton High School Academy of Music in Los Angeles in his senior year. Here he first experienced the use of programming and became a member of a marching band. He formed a jazz trio with Vernell Brown and Mike Elizondo. In 1989, he was honored by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts and Down Beat magazine. He then enrolled at the Berklee College of Music, where he graduated in 1993. (Wikipedia)
Credits

Saturday Night Live

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Mylène Farmer: Mylenium Tour

Count Me In

Mylène Farmer : Avant que l'ombre… à Bercy

Mylène Farmer: Live at Bercy

Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

Paul McCartney: Good Evening New York City

Paul McCartney: In Red Square

The Love We Make

Paul McCartney: Out There Tokyo

Eric Clapton: Wonderful Tonight - Live in Japan 2009

Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us

Paul McCartney - Live in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Paul McCartney: Got Back

Paul McCartney Live at Zócalo

Paul McCartney - Out There at Budokan

Paul McCartney: Live at Austin City Limits Music Festival, 2018