Member Since: 6/20/2006
Band Website: abramwilson.com
Band Members:
ABRAM WILSON
Ride! Ferris Wheel To The Modern Day Delta available from The Dune Jazz Store .
ABRAM WILSON
Jazz Warrior available from The Dune Jazz Store .
Abram is highly active in the field of music education through Dune's sister company, Tomorrow’s Warriors Ltd . If Abram is touring in your area, you may wish to consider booking a workshop or educational residency to coincide with the show.
Please go to www.tomorrowswarriors.org for further information and contact details.
Sounds Like: WINNER: INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION 2005 (JAZZ CATEGORY)
Vibrant, confident, and just damn exciting. Not only is Wilson a first class trumpeter, he's extremely accomplished at singing, rapping and scatting too. THE INDEPENDENT
Truly astonishing and, what's more, he can sing. A fiery, colourful trumpeter and a gracefully cajoling soul singer, Wilson is a definite hot ticket. THE GUARDIAN
Abram Wilson... keeping jazz young and reaching out to a new audience. A trail of audiences wowed by his lyrical, yet turbo-charged solos. A powerful debut which combines all the eloquence you'd expect from a New Orleans trumpet player with a deep love of in-the-pocket swing, soul and hip hop. JAZZWISE
**** A smart debut. Jazz Warriors energy and diversity should give itsome commercial success, especially with younger listeners otherwise alienated by neo-classical bores. Being a trumpet player in New Orleansis like being a football player from Brazil, and Wilson certainly possessesthe vocab, flair and slickness youd expect. JAZZWISE
Its inconceivable that Wilsons engaging debut wont meet with success. This is crossover music of the highest order, nourished by jazz, hip hop, R&B and New Orleans (funk) roots. METRO
***** An astonishingly accomplished debut. Not only does his melt-in the mouth horn stride comfortably over bop, soul,tango New Orleans-style and other genres in his excellent originals, but he can sing, scat and rap very well too. Sensational. My album of the year. THE INDEPENDENT
A scintillating debut which elegantly reconciles modern acoustic jazz with hip hop, R&B and reggae. BETJAZZ.COM
One of the most exciting trumpet players on the scene today. Wilson is an emerging talent with great potential. His vocal skills, along with great trumpet chops, thrust him into the new arena of jazz hopefuls. Jazz Warrior is a solid debut featuring a group of musicians who can play with the best of them. JAZZREVIEW.COM
An impressive debut CD. BILLBOARD
A splendid debut. Wilson plays trumpet in true Crescent City style. Spits out swaggering riffs, melodies, improvisations and modern grooves. JAZZTIMES
Abram Wilson defies the gnome of jazz complacency. THE VOICE 88.7fm (US)
From the Big Easy, via the Big Apple, to the Big Smoke, Abram Wilson the definitive Jazz Warrior is going to be BIG! A young musician whose desire to network jazz, funk and rap avoids the standard and largely fatuous attempts at urban hip-bop. ECHOES
Record Label: Dune Records http://www.dune-music.com/
Type of Label: Indie