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Abraham Laboriel Jr.
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…
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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)
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- 2024
- 2024
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2024
Paul McCartney: Got Back Argentina
Movie Self
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2023
Paul McCartney: Got Back
Movie Self
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2022
Paul McCartney at Glastonbury Festival
TV show Self - Drums, Vocals
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2021
Count Me In
Movie Self
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2020
Paul McCartney Live at the Cavern Club
Movie Self
- 2018
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2018
Paul McCartney: Under the Staircase
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2018
Paul McCartney: Live from NYC
Movie Self
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2015
Paul McCartney - Out There at Budokan
Movie Self
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2014
Paul McCartney: Something NEW
Movie Self
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2014
Paul McCartney: Out There Tokyo
Movie Self - Drums
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV show Self - Musical Guest
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2013
Paul McCartney - Live on Hollywood Boulevard
Movie Self
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2012
Paul McCartney Live at Zócalo
Movie Self
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- 2012
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2011
Paul McCartney à Manchester
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2011
The Love We Make
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2010
Eric Clapton: Wonderful Tonight - Live in Japan 2009
Movie Self - Drums
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2009
Paul McCartney: Good Evening New York City
Movie Self
- 2009
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2009
Eric Clapton: Live at Budokan
Movie Self (drums)
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2008
Paul McCartney: Independence Concert - Live in Kyiv
Movie Self - Musician
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2006
Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us
Movie Self - drummer
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2006
Mylène Farmer : Avant que l'ombre… à Bercy
Movie Self
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2004
The Failures
Movie Original Music Composer
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2003
Paul McCartney: In Red Square
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2002
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
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2002
Paul McCartney : Live at Atlanta
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2000
Mylène Farmer: Mylenium Tour
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1997
Mylène Farmer: Live at Bercy
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1975
Saturday Night Live
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