Abraham Laboriel Jr.
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 · Paul McCartney: Got Back as
- 2024 · Paul McCartney: Got Back - Live at River Plate Stadium as Self
- 2023 · Paul McCartney: Got Back as Self
- 2022 · Paul McCartney at Glastonbury 2022 as Self
- 2021 · Count Me In as Self
- 2020 · Paul McCartney at the Cavern Club as
- 2018 · Paul McCartney: Live at Austin City Limits Music Festival, 2018 as Self
- 2018 · Paul McCartney: Under the Staircase as Self
- 2015 · Paul McCartney - Out There at Budokan as Self
- 2014 · Paul McCartney: Something NEW as Self
- 2014 · Paul McCartney: Out There Tokyo as Self - Drums
- 2013 · Paul McCartney - Live on Hollywood Boulevard as Self
- 2012 · Paul McCartney Live at Zócalo as Self
- 2012 · Paul McCartney On the Run Tour - Estadio Azteca as Self
- 2010 · Eric Clapton: Wonderful Tonight - Live in Japan 2009 as Self - Drums
- 2009 · Paul McCartney: Good Evening New York City as Self
- 2009 · Paul McCartney - Live in Halifax, Nova Scotia as Self
- 2009 · Eric Clapton: Live at Budokan as Self (drums)
- 2008 · Paul McCartney: Independence Concert - Live in Kiev as Self - Musician
- 2006 · Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us as Himself - drummer
- 2006 · Mylène Farmer : Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy as Self
- 2004 · Paul McCartney - Live at Glastonbury as Self
- 2003 · Paul McCartney: In Red Square as Self
- 2002 · Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. as Self (drums/vocals)
- 2000 · Mylène Farmer: Mylenium Tour as Self
- 1997 · Mylène Farmer: Live at Bercy as Self