Full-time professional freelance musician and multi-instrumentalist for all styles of music.
Music Samples:
"Falling Slowly" by PRELUDE - 3rd (SonyBMG Records)
Heean Ko (piano)
Charles Lee (tenor saxophone)
Richard Rho (soprano saxophone)
Jin Bae Choi (bass)
Abe Lagrimas, Jr. (drums)
"Little Wizard" by PRELUDE - 3rd (SonyBMG Records)
Heean Ko (piano)
Charles Lee (tenor saxophone)
Richard Rho (soprano saxophone)
Jin Bae Choi (bass)
Abe Lagrimas, Jr. (drums)
"On The Edge" by DeShannon Higa - Bop Tribal (Pass Out Records)
DeShannon Higa (trumpet)
Satomi Yarimizo (piano)
Reggie Padilla (tenor saxophone)
Shawn Conley (bass)
Abe Lagrimas, Jr. (drums)
"Blues on the 5 Spot" by Yasuko Hayakawa - Yasuko in Hawaii (Full House, Inc.)
Yasuko Hayakawa (piano)
Abe Lagrimas, Jr. (vibes)
Steve Jones (bass)
von Baron (drums)
"Changing Faces" by PRELUDE - Breezing Up (SonyBMG Records)
Heean Ko (piano)
Charles Lee (tenor saxophone)
Richard Rho (tenor saxophone)
Won-Seok Choi (alto saxophone)
Jin Bae Choi (acoustic bass)
Abe Lagrimas, Jr. (drums)
"Koishikute" by BEGIN, arranged by Abe Lagrimas, Jr. - Lovers Uke (Universal Records)
Abe Lagrimas, Jr. ('ukulele, vibes, bass, drums)
"O Christmas Tree" (traditional), arranged by Abe Lagrimas, Jr. - A Pass Out Records Christmas (Pass Out Records)
Abe Lagrimas, Jr. ('ukulele, guitar, bass, drums)
Sherry Shaoling (vocals)
"Georgia On My Mind" by Hoagy Carmichael, arranged by PRELUDE - Croissant (SonyBMG Records)
Heean Ko (piano)
Charles Lee (tenor saxophone)
Richard Rho (tenor saxophone)
Won-Seok Choi (alto saxophone)
Jin Bae Choi (acoustic bass)
Abe Lagrimas, Jr. (drums)
"Cold Rain" by Abe Lagrimas, Jr. - Dimensions (Pass Out Records)
Heean Ko (piano)
Randy Wong (bass)
Abe Lagrimas, Jr. ('ukulele, vibes, percussion, drums)
"Space 32" by Abe Lagrimas, Jr. - Dimensions (Pass Out Records)
Heean Ko (piano)
Shawn Conley (bass)
Abe Lagrimas, Jr. (percussion, drums)
Musical group affiliations
Prelude: club.cyworld.com/prelude
Charmaine Clamor: charmaineclamor.com
Don Tiki: dontiki.com
My Kit:
Circa 1960's Gretsch Roundbadge
5 1/2 x 14 Snare
13 x 9 Tom
16 x 16 Floor Tom
22 x 14 Bass Drum Cymbals
Paiste Cymbals
14" Signature Dark Crisp Hi-Hat (top)
14" 2002 Sound Edge Hi-Hat (bottom)
20" Traditional Light Flat Ride
21" New Signature Light Dark Ride Mark I
16" Traditional Thin Crash (not shown) Drumheads
Remo Drumheads
Coated Powerstroke 3 (snare batter & bass drum batter)
Coated Ambassador (tom batter, tom resonant, and bass drum resonant) Sticks & Mallets
Vic Firth
SD2 Bolero
American Jazz AJ2
American Jazz AJ3
Heritage Brush
Rutes
American Custom T6 Timpani Mallets
Victor Mendoza (M23) Vibraphone Mallets
Abe Lagrimas, Jr. is an exclusive artist endorser for the following:
Abe Factoids:
Began playing the drums at age 4
Won a drum contest sponsored by Modern Drummer Magazine at age 14
Participated in the Betty Carter's Jazz Residency in 2000
Began playing the ukulele in April 2003
2006 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards nominee (Most Promising Artist)
2007 Hawaii Music Award Winner for "A Pass Out Records Christmas"
2008 Na Hoku Hanohano Award nominee for "A Pass Out Records Christmas"
Endorsed by Paiste Cymbals, Vic Firth Drumsticks, and Remo Drumheads
Has performed with Eric Marienthal, Lalo Schifrin, Michael Paulo, Valery Ponomarev, Arturo O' Farrill, James Ingram, Benny Rietveld, Gabe Baltazar, Jake Shimibukuro, Na Leo
Managed by Eric Lagrimas
Lagrimas Entertainment Group Inc.
Email: lagrimas.music@gmail.com
HOKU ZUTTERMEISTER - Aina Kupuna (2007) Kaleiola Records
ukulele, percussion
HO'OMALIE - Only You (2006) Ho'okupu Records
vibes, ukulele
PAULA FUGA - Lilikoi (2006) Punahele Productions
string arrangements
AARON ARANITA - One Day (2001) Sugartown Records
drums
Abe Lagrimas, Jr. promo video. Recorded at Jazz Minds Arts & Cafe, Honolulu, HI
Abe Lagrimas, Jr. performs with Andy Suzuki, Nick Manson and Dean Taba at the Honolulu Club. (Honolulu, HI)
Abe Lagrimas, Jr. performs with WAITIKI at the 2008 Wassermusik Festival (Berlin, Germany)
Abe Lagrimas, Jr. "Lovers Uke" promotional video by Universal Music Japan.
Abe Lagrimas, Jr. performs "Desperado" on the ukulele at the 2007 New York Uke Fest. (Theater For The New City, New York, NY) Video by M. Melendres.
Abe Lagrimas, Jr. performs "Smells Like Teen Spirit" at the Windy City Uke Fest in Des Plaines, IL. Video by C. Carlson.
Abe Lagrimas, Jr. performs "Ladybird" on the vibes with the Yasuko Hayakawa (piano) Quintet (rRed Elephant, Honolulu, HI).
Abe Lagrimas, Jr. performs "The Nearness of You" on the vibes at the 3nd Annual Fil-Am Jazz Festival (Catalina Bar & Grill, Los Angeles, CA). Video by M. Melendres.
Thank you Abe . Sounds Great ! I work with a Hawaian singer Raiatea Helm, some time , and she also plays ukulele. I love Hawaian music . Yeah, maybe I'll visit L.A again next January. Let's play together again. Taku Yabuki
Hi Abe, How are you doin' I just released my new solo album [ Late Flowers ]. All of the tunes are my original composition.There are many massages in each songs, so , I hope you like it. please check the page below. Music Term SHOP: http://www.musicterm.jp/english/
[Powerful, technical, yet beautiful melodies integrated with harmony; this is the least to be said about the new original LP created by Taku Yabuki who is considered a true genius by many.
Thanks for the add. If you would like to sample more of our stuff check out the other Stratus Blue Myspace pages listed on my Top Friends. Welcome to our world. We are happy to ba a part of yours!!!!
Good news, Abe! The study book ONE DROP DRUMMING is out now. It gives transcriptions of Carlton Barrett's original drum sheets, many exercises to study Carly's great reggae drumming and tons of Carly's original patterns recorded. For drum samples and further information go to ONE DROP DRUMMING. One Heart, Dengue Félix
Hey Abe! I'm from Philly, but my dad grew up in Manoa and I lived in Mokuleia for a bit. Enjoyed playing with you those few times at The Jazz Loft in Waikiki that summer. Hope all is well and let me know if you're playing in NYC - I'm doing the music thang here. Hope things are well with you too.
what it do Abe..manz u guys puttin in work...keep it poppin..ya'll should let PhoeBus come thru and see how a recording session actually is ran...would be a blessin
Hey Abe. Thanks for adding me. Awesome. Yeah, I'm having plenty of fun with Adj also on my Cheescake Factory job. He's now my steady Wednesday partner. Lots of fun.. And of course, working with Kapala now is super cool. Great music and just all around fun times..
Take care man, and talk to you later.
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