Brian Abrahams

Brian Abraham ( born June 26, 1947 in Cape Town, South Africa ) is a British jazz drummer and singer.

Brian Abraham began his career as a singer with local bands in South Africa. In the 1970s, Abraham attended a gig in Swaziland with the singers Sarah Vaughan and Nancy Wilson as a drummer. In 1975, he moved to England, where he quickly gained notoriety; He worked with musicians such as Dudu Pukwana, Ronnie Scott, John Taylor, Johnny Dyani, Chris McGregor ( Brotherhood of Breath, 1981), Howard Johnson, Chris Hunter, Jim Pepper, Dewey Redman, Mal Waldron, Archie Shepp, Lindsay Cooper, Courtney Pine, Annie Ross and Claude depa. In the 1980s, he formed his own band, District Six (after 1966 became known internationally through forced relocations of the same district of Cape Town ). In 1988, he was for two years a member of Abdullah Ibrahim's band Ekaya (the CD African Rivers dates from this period ). He also worked with Tony Haynes and his Grand Union Orchestra. In 2007 he performed with the Renga Ensemble of the London Philharmonic Orchestra to perform Birth of the Cool and Africa / Brass. He also carried out drums courses and has conducted workshops on South African choral music.

Abraham has been appointed in 1985 as professor of jazz at the Guildhall School of Music; by Ian Carr, he is " one of the most important and influential British drummer ".

Auswahldiskografie

• Imgoma Yabantwana (D6 Records)