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)
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
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Mylène Farmer: Live at Bercy
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Mylène Farmer: Mylenium Tour
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Paul McCartney - Live on Hollywood Boulevard
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Paul McCartney: Independence Concert - Live in Kiev
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Paul McCartney - Live in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Paul McCartney at Glastonbury 2022
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Eric Clapton: Wonderful Tonight - Live in Japan 2009
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Paul McCartney: Got Back
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Paul McCartney On the Run Tour - Estadio Azteca
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Paul McCartney - Live at Glastonbury
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Paul McCartney Live at Zócalo
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Paul McCartney - Out There at Budokan
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Paul McCartney: Something NEW
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Paul McCartney: Good Evening New York City
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Paul McCartney | Live at Grand Central Station
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Paul McCartney: Live at Austin City Limits Music Festival, 2018
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Paul McCartney: Under the Staircase
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Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us
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Paul McCartney: Out There Tokyo
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Paul McCartney: In Red Square
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Count Me In
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Eric Clapton: Live at Budokan
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Paul McCartney at the Cavern Club
Paul McCartney: Got Back
Paul McCartney: Got Back - Live at River Plate Stadium
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Mylène Farmer : Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy
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