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Abram Wilson

Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas in 1975, Abram Wilson was raised along with his four brothers and one sister in New Orleans, Louisiana. The eldest of six children, the entire family including mother, Doris Wilson, and father, Willie C Wilson Jr, had some experience in music. Abram's first inspiration and introduction to music was at the age of five when listening to his father play the guitar and to recordings which his father would play. Soon after being bought a snare drum for Christmas, Abram went on to play drums. At nine, Abram received his first trumpet and after being taught his first note by his mother, he immediately began learning songs from the radio and developing his own method of ear training. Starting with his first instructor, Lester Wright, Abram quickly became the most advanced in the class, surpassing many of the older students

Beyond Afrobeat: Kokoroko's World of Black Music

by Peter Jones
March 19, 2022

London-based octet Kokoroko has been led by trumpeter-vocalist Sheila Maurice-Grey since she formed it in 2014 with percussionist Onome Edgeworth. The band's original idea was to update Afrobeat for a 21st century audience, inspired by the likes of Ebo Taylor, Tony Allen, and Fela Kuti. It was the extraordinary public reaction to their first release--a single ...

The Peter Edwards Trio: A Matter Of Instinct

by Roger Farbey
May 20, 2016

This is the second album by Trinity Laban graduate and 2014 MOBO Awards nominee Peter Edwards, his first being 2014's Safe And Sound. Edwards was a member of a group led by the late trumpeter Abram Wilson and is currently a member of vocalist Zara McFarlane's band. Opening with an infectious Latin beat, “Samba City" recalls ...

The Weave: The Weave

by Bruce Lindsay
September 15, 2013

From the perspective of an east of England jazz writer, it can seem like Manchester has the north east's jazz scene to itself, with Liverpool, its near neighbour, putting up little in the way of competition. It's not that Liverpool is un-musical--it is after all the home city of Gerry And The Pacemakers--but its impact on ...

Dave Hamblett: Light At Night

by Bruce Lindsay
February 16, 2013

Anyone wishing to explore the wealth of talent to be found among the UK jazz scene's up-and-coming musicians can cheerfully begin here. Light At Night, the debut from drummer Dave Hamblett, features six of the finest of these young players. The album is impressively consistent, with Hamblett's thoughtful compositions drawing some fine performances from the drummer ...

Courtney Pine: House of Legends

by Ian Patterson
January 23, 2013

Though multi-reedist Courtney Pine has been playing soprano for almost 30 years, this is the first occasion he's recorded an entire album with the instrument. Following his bass clarinet adventures on the European roots album Europa (Destin-E, 2011) it's clear that the modern British jazz legend doesn't tire of setting himself new challenges. Taking as his ...

Behind the Lens With Gerry Walden

by Gerry Walden
July 15, 2012

Meet Gerry Walden: I have been listening to jazz and trying to capture the essence of it in photographs since the late '60s. Based in southern England, where I was Born, I cover as many gigs and festivals as I can manage to get to and I now have a substantial library of jazz ...

Life Paintings

By Abram Wilson

Label: Dune
Released: 2009
Track listing: From Dusk 'Til Dawn; Rainbows And Fantasies; Even Though You're Bad For Me; Obama; The Eyes Of Belladonna; Snake In The Grass; Chasing Mosquito Hawks; Kiss And Make Up; Rush Hour; Breaking Point.

Abram Wilson: Life Paintings

by Chris May
October 24, 2009

Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas but brought up in New Orleans, where he studied at the Center for Creative Artists--alma mater of fellow trumpeters Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard and Nicholas Payton--Abram Wilson relocated to London in 2002. In 2003 he signed to Dune Records, the recording and management home for a number of significant, London-based, black ...

Ride! Ferris Wheel To The Modern Day Delta

By Abram Wilson

Label: Dune
Released: 2007
Track listing: I Want More For Me Than This; The Albert Jenkins Story; Life Ain't So Bad; I Want It All; Looking To The Outside; Confrontation And Acceptance; Gonna Be Alright; Why You Guys Laughin'?; You Already Home; Blow To The Head Pt.1; Blow To The Head Pt.2; After The Storm.