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About Me

Originally from Detroit, Paul has recently made New York City area his home and has successfully made immediate headway in the industry and has become involved in many projects, as well as a number local performances within the last year. A seasoned guitarist and composer, Paul has worked for 25 years during which time he has recorded and performed with a wide range of musicians including as Cindy Blackman, Joe Lee Wilson, Guilherme Franco & Pe-De-Boi , Motown's Funk Brothers, Straight Ahead, Marcus Belgrave, James, Carter, John DiMartino, Allen Farnham, Spirit of Life Ensemble, Charles Davis, Mina Agossi, Calvin Hill, Sara Jane Cion, Dwayne Burno, Yashmin Charnet-Abler, Carlton Holmes, Bobby Battle, Cameron Brown, Chip Jackson, Ted Rosenthal, Craig Taborn, Bob Cranshaw, Adriano Santos, David McMurray, Ugonna Okegwo, Gerald Cleaver and many others.Yusef Lateef Book Release Party in NYCYusef Lateef playing with Paul Abler's Group, Allen Farnham - Piano, Sean Smith - Bass, Leonard King - Drums and Ze Mauricio - Percussion, at his book release party @ the Gibson/ Baldwin Headquarters in NYC on Jan, 26th 2007.Paul Abler & Tomoko Ohno

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Music:

Member Since: 7/2/2006
Band Website: paulabler.com
Band Members: *Piano - Allen Farnham, John DiMartino, Carlton Homes, Tomoko Ohno*Bass - Sean Smith, Marion Hayden, Cameron Brown*Drums - Cindy Blackman, Adriano Santos, Sylvia Cuenca*Percussion - Guilherme Franco, Ze Mauricio
Influences: Joe Henderson, Jobim, Zappa, Bacharach, Ravel, McCoy Tyner, Wayne Shorter, Jimi Hendrix, The Kings (B.B., Albert and Freddie), Pharoah Sanders, Milton Nascimento.
Sounds Like: Paul Abler sounds like nobody you ever heard, but he is often compared to John McLaughin & Pat Martino.

PAUL ABLER PLAYS GIBSON GUITARS
Record Label: Bossa Nova Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Curriculo de Paul Abler - em portugues

         Currículo Paul Abler   Paul Abler cresceu em Pontiac, Michigan, cidade ao lado de Detroit, famosa não só pela maior produção de automóveis dos E...
Posted by Paul Abler Group on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:34:00 PST

Review of Gig at the Arts Factory - Star Ledger

Ablers' music lives up to their name Monday, May 14, 2007BY ZAN STEWART Star-Ledger Staff JAZZ Guitarist Paul Abler can play Brazilian. Since arriving in the NYC/NJ jazz milieu from Detroit in ...
Posted by Paul Abler Group on Tue, 15 May 2007 11:08:00 PST

Revue de CD en français

Paul Abler vient de Pontiac (Michigan)et son grand-père était déjà batteurde jazz. Fort logiquement, il joueavec les Funk Brothers et travaillepour Motown. Il déclare commeinfluences Joe Henderson, Wa...
Posted by Paul Abler Group on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:17:00 PST