TWO DAYS OF REHEARSALS FOR THE ABRAM WILSON QUARTET

The last two days the Abram Wilson Quartet has been rehearsing hard.  In case you've missed it, the Quartet is now officially me on trumpet and vocals, Alex Davis on bass, Dave Hamblett on drums and Reuben James on piano. 

We've got some great gigs lined up, check out the calendar for more details, but here's a quick snapshot:

4th & 5th November - Birmingham Symphony Hall for a gig AND a workshop (with Matt Fisher replacing Dave on drums)

18th November - Harrow Arts Centre as part of the London Jazz Festival

23rd November - Recording for the Jamie Cullum Radio Show!!! Should be aired 6th December

17th December - Kings Place with Jason Marsalis and Myrna Hague

18th December - Turner Sims with Jason Marsalis and Myrna Hague

Here's some photos of us at the end of the two days, about to head home.

Abram Wilson Performs To A Full House @ Spice Of Life: PHILIPPA

Thanks to thank all those who came to see us perform music from Philippa. We had a great time loved every minute of it. We sold out of the Unedited Limited Edition cd's! Also a special thanks to all those who signed up to recieve regular updates from my website. If you wish to unsubscribe, you can. . . but you will miss all the good news about what's going on with gigs and events we are perfoming for all around the world. Check out some pics of the night by Ben Amure as well as a live clip of a song I wrote called Appassionata.

Spice Of Life Becomes Artists Choice on August 25th

Spice of Life had become the club of choice to perform for many musicians including early folk singers like Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Cat Stevens, Bert Jansch, The Strawbs and Sandy Denny. It had also been noted as the club of choice to hang out in for famous rock acts like The Sex Pistols. Now, it's the club of choice for up and coming jazz. On August 25th I'll be performing my next gig, Philippa, as well as offering an unedited limited release of my latest recording for the first time at venue. So see you there!

Spice Of Life is located at 6 Moor St Cambridge Circus London, W1D 5NA

Telephone
020-7437-7013

More info here: http://www.spiceoflifesoho.com/music.htm

Abram Wilson releases Unedited Limited Edition of Philippa @ Spice Of Life on Aug 25th

Get ready for an Unedited Limited Edition of my new project, Philippa which will be available on the night at Spice Of Life on Aug. 25th! It will feature Stephen Pringle - piano, Mat Fisher - drums and Yuri Galikin - bass. The music tells the story of the young mix raced classical piano prodigy from Harlem in the 1940's.

Pre-bookings: info@spicejazz.co.uk ; tel/text: 07870 915682 ; & www.wegottickets.com

More info here: http://abramwilson.com/abr​am-wilson-releases-unedite​d-limited-editio

www.spicejazz.co.uk

Spice Of Life is located at 6 Moor St Cambridge Circus London, W1D 5NA

Telephone
020-7437-7013
More info here: http://www.spiceoflifesoho.com/music.htm

ABRAM WILSON and "THE SECRET GIG"

Here are some photographs by Ben Amure from the secret gig. I can't say too much about it, only that it was attended by over 1000 people. It was an amazing experience and a whole lot fun as we worked with some real professionals --- and if we do it again, it won't be such a secret. 

REVIEW: ABRAM WILSON IN GHANA

By: Ameyaw Debrah

Award winning international jazz trumpeter and vocalist Abram Wilson, who is in Ghana currently for New Musical Express’ first installment of tributes to some of the greatest musicians of all time, says he is excited about his first time visit to Ghana and his performance slated for Friday June 24 at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Accra.

At a press interaction, the trumpeter said he was thrilled about playing with Ghanaian musicians and would be incorporating some Ghanaian rhythmic traditions into his performance on Friday. He shared his experience with jazz music from growing up in New Orleans to living in London for nine years, highlighting the universality of the genre everywhere he had lived or toured. Abram Wilson will be playing music from the legendary Miles Davis, accompanied by Alex Davis on double-bass, Reuben James on Piano, and Frank Kessi on drums.

Wilson described Miles Davis as a profound band leader who was able to ensemble musicians into a band and bring music to life like no other. He shared memories of seeing the legend up-close for about 5 seconds at age 13, when Miles Davis came to play in New Orleans. Raised in New Orleans and now based in London, Wilson was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas and began playing trumpet at the age of nine - going on to study at the New Orleans Center For Creative Arts under the tutelage of Clyde Kerr Jr, Ronald Benko, Dr Burt Breaud, and band director, Augustus Walker at O Perry Walker Sr High School.

At 17, he earned a music scholarship to Ohio Wesleyan University where he studied classical trumpet with Larry Griffin graduating with a bachelor’s degree in music education. He then attained his Masters degree at the world renowned Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York studying jazz performance and composition with Ralph Alessi, Mike Cain, and Fred Sturm, and classical trumpet with Barbara Butler. After graduating from Eastman, Wilson moved to New York where he started his own band – the Abram Wilson Quintet – as well as regularly performing with the Roy Hargrove Big Band and with rhythm and blues legend, Ruth Brown, appearing on her Good Day for the Blues release in 1999.

Arriving in London in 2002, Wilson performed with the Julian Joseph Big Band before meeting the directors of Dune Records and signing to the label in 2003. In 2004, he launched his career as a solo artist with the release of his debut album for Dune, Jazz Warrior to great critical acclaim. He was then commissioned by the Cheltenham Jazz Festival and Birmingham Jazz to create an extended work for premiere at the Festival in 2006. He recorded and released ‘Ride! – Ferris Wheel To The Modern Day Delta’ on Dune in April 2007. He later collaborated with British Gospel legend Nicky Brown and Noted Gospel Historian Viv Broughton on his project called ‘Roll Jordan Roll’. Wilson has received several awards and nominations including: International Songwriting Competition, Best Jazz Composition 2005; and British Jazz Awards, Best New CD 2007