Thursday, June 3, 2010

Thursday June 3rd: DC LIVE With Host JR Robinson Talks To Luis Conte & Abe Laboriel Sr

Thursday June 3rd: DC LIVE With Host JR Robinson Talks To Luis Conte & Abe Laboriel Sr

Join DC LIVE here on Thursday, June 3rdth, at 6:00 pm PST, host JR Robinson interviews Luis Conte and Abe Laboriel Sr.


John "JR" Robinson (Drummer)

John "JR" started on piano at the age of 5 and on drums at the age of 8. John turned pro when he started his first band at the young age of 10. After attending many music camps throughout junior and senior high school, John chose to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston.


JR also has a band called Native Son with band members Michael Thompson, Bobby Watson and Greg Mathieson. JR is producing multiple projects and
maintains a recording studio in Thousand Oaks, CA.

Luis Conte (Percussionist)

Grammy Winner Luis Conte is an acknowledged master of percussion.
Luis Conte’s genius stems from his ability to integrate the powerful rhythms of his native Cuba with the American necessities of American pop music. His long and varied career has included numerous Hollywood film scores and mega-successful albums with Madonna, Ray Charles, Phil Collins, Santana, Shakira, Jackson Browne, Sergio Mendes, Cachao, and a multitude of other artists too numerous to mention.

Abraham "Abe" Laboriel Sr. (Bassist)

Abraham Laboriel, Sr. (born July 17, 1947) is a Mexican bassist who was originally a classically trained guitarist, Abraham infused his flamenco style on the bass guitar when he made the transition to four strings at the Berklee School of Music where he earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Composition in 1972. Since the day in 1976 that the late Henry Mancini encouraged him to come to Los Angeles, Abe has played on over 4000(!) recordings and soundtracks, prompting Guitar Player to succinctly peg him as "...the most widely used session bassist of our time."