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:
Born in Guam, a U.S. Territory
Began playing drums at age 4
Graduate of Waipahu High School (Waipahu, HI)
Graduate of Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA)
Has a Bachelor's of Music Degree in Music Education
Won a drum contest sponsored by Modern Drummer Magazine at age 12
Began playing the ukulele in April 2003
Played ukulele at Carnegie Hall in New York City one year later
2006 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards nominee (Most Promising Artist)
2008 Hawaii Music Award Winner (Seasonal Category - A Pass Out Records Christmas)
Managed by Eric Lagrimas
Lagrimas Entertainment Group Inc.
Email: lagrimas.music@gmail.com
ABE LAGRIMAS, JR. - A Pass Out Records Christmas (Pass Out Records) 2007 ABE LAGRIMAS, JR. - Lovers Uke (Universal Music Japan) 2007 ABE LAGRIMAS, JR. - Dimensions (Pass Out Records) 2005
2005 Hawaii Music Award Nominee - Ukulele Album
2006 Na Hoku Hanohano Award Nominee - Most Promising Artist
DISCOGRAPHY
Abe Lagrimas, Jr.
A Pass Out Records Christmas (2007) Pass Out Records
drums, ukulele, vibes, guitar, bass, percussion, arrangements
Lovers Uke (2007) Universal Music Japan
drums, ukulele, vibes, guitar, bass, percussion, compositions, arrangements
Dimensions (2005) Pass Out Records
drums, ukulele, vibes, guitar, percussion, compositions
Akamai Brain Collective (2003) Pass Out Records
ukulele, drums, vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion, compositions
Bandmember
MON DAVID - (coming soon 2009) Free Ham Records
drums
BOP TRIBAL - Bop Tribal (2008) Pass Out Records
drums
PRELUDE - 3rd (2008) SonyBMG
drums
PRELUDE - Breezing Up (2007) SonyBMG
drums
PRELUDE - Croissant (2005) SonyBMG
drums
CHARMAINE CLAMOR - Flippin' Out (2007) Free Ham Records
ukulele
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.
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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