Abraham Laboriel
Abraham Laboriel played bass on Bryan Ferry's Bête Noire album, released 1987.
Abraham Laboriel is a world renowned bassist and the founder of the
band KOINONIA. He was born and raised in Mexico City where he received
his earliest musical training from his father, a gifted guitarist and
composer. His first recording was at age 10 as part of a "rock and
roll" group called "Los Traviesos". After performing in Mexico thru his
teen years as both a musician and an actor, he moved to Boston where he
earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Composition from the Berklee
School of Music in 1972. During that time he recorded with faculty
member, famed vibraphonist Gary Burton. He traveled with Johnny Mathis,
Michel Legrand, and Henry Mancini and moved to Los Angeles in 1976 to
begin a very diverse and fruitful studio recording career.
He
has performed and recorded with many jazz artists including George
Benson, Larry Carlton, the Crusaders, Ella Fitzgerald, Dave Grusin,
Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Al Jarreau, John Klemmer, Manhattan
Transfer, Joe Pass, Joe Sample, Lalo Shifrin, Diane Schuur, Sara
Vaughan, and Joe Zawinul. He recorded with Lee Ritenour, Ernie Watts,
and Alex Acuna in a band called "Friendship" and has continued to
record and travel with Lee and Dave Grusin for GRP Records. He also has
been much in demand for work with artists like Lionel Richie, Quincy
Jones, Jeffrey Osborne, Chaka Khan, Robbie Robertson, Kenny Rogers,
Kenny Loggins, Ruben Blades and countless others. He was in fact voted
by his peers in the LA Chapter of NARAS as the "Most Valuable Player"
in the Bass chair for the three years in a row, joining Ray Brown and
Chuck Domanico in that honor.