Full-time professional freelance musician and multi-instrumentalist for all styles of music.
Music Samples:
"On The Edge" by DeShannon Higa - Bop Tribal (Indie)
DeShannon Higa (trumpet)
Satomi Yarimizo (piano)
Reggie Padilla (tenor saxophone)
Shawn Conley (bass)
Abe Lagrimas, Jr. (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)
club.cyworld.com/prelude
"Cold Rain" by Abe Lagrimas, Jr. - Dimensions (Pass Out Records)
Heean Ko (piano)
Randy Wong (bass)
Abe Lagrimas, Jr. ('ukulele, vibes, percussion, drums)
"Koishikute" by BEGIN, arranged by Abe Lagrimas, Jr. - Lovers Uke (Universal Records)
Abe Lagrimas, Jr. ('ukulele, vibes, bass, 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
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. - 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
DON TIKI - Skinny Dip with Don Tiki (2002) Taboo Records
vibes
Sideman
SHORT STORY - Ten For The Road (2007) Stick Boy Productions
drums
JIM BELOFF - Various Artists-Paradise Lost & Sound (2007) Flea Market Music
ukulele, drums, arrangements
RAIATEA HELM - Hawaiian Blossom (2007) Raiatea Helm Records
percussion
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 "Four Brothers" on the drums with PRELUDE on EBS TV. (EBS Studios, Seoul, Korea)
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 "Dani California" Studio Rim Hawaii in Honolulu, HI. Video by M. Melendres.
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.
Hey... I was able to make it for most of the show, but had to take off for dinner plans with a friend. Throwing up a blog post on it soon for work - I'll send you the link when it's ready. Saw your set. You were great! :) We shall meet up next time!
You in LA now? I did't know that. Yeah to bad Pat didn't stop by, I haven't seen that guy in awhile. Well till we meet again. Oh yeah you played really well. Maybe thats why you run the jazz circuit.
A ha I thought that was you drumming at Pearl. I was like is that Abe. I woulda said hi but didn't know if you would remember me. We ate at dennys with Patrick after Jazz Minds.
