Abram Wilson

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Nathaniel Facey and Abram Wilson (right)

Abram Wilson (born August 30, 1973 in Fort Smith , Arkansas , † June 9, 2012 ) was an American jazz musician ( trumpet , vocals ), composer and music teacher .

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Wilson grew up in New Orleans and came to jazz through his guitar-playing father Willie C. Jr. and a mother who was interested in music. As a child he started playing the drums, at nine he switched to the trumpet. He attended the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts ; after graduating from high school in 1991, he studied classical trumpet with Larry Griffin at Ohio Wesleyan University and earned a bachelor's degree in music education. He then completed a master's degree at the Eastman School of Music , where he had lessons with Ralph Alessi .

After a short stay in New York City, where he played in Roy Hargrove's Big Band and was the accompanist for Ruth Brown , he moved to London in 2002 . From 2003 worked there as a music teacher for the organization Tomorrow's Warriors ; he also became a member of Julian Joseph's big band . During this time he also played with Gary Crosby , Soweto Kinch , Denys Baptiste , Patrick Clahar , Juliet Roberts and the Jazz Jamaica All Stars . In 2006 he received first prize at the International Songwriting Competition in Nashville for the title Monk from his debut album Jazz Warrior (Dune Records), and in 2007 he received the British Jazz Award in the category Best Album for his Ride! Ferris Wheel To The Modern Day Delta . He then worked on the Roll Jordan Roll project with British gospel singer Nicky Brown and gospel historian Viv Broughton, a tribute to the Fisk Jubilee Singers , composed as part of the celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the Slave Trade Act 1807 , in which the British Parliament abolished slavery. In 2009 the album Life Paintings was released . Wilson died of complications from cancer in June 2012.

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  1. ↑ a b obituary (English)
personal data
SURNAME Wilson, Abram
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (trumpet, vocals), composer and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH August 30, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Fort Smith , Arkansas
DATE OF DEATH June 9, 2012