Paul Abler
Paul James Abler (born April 3, 1957 in Saginaw , Michigan ; † March 3, 2017 in Livingston , New Jersey ) was an American jazz guitarist and film composer .
Live and act
Abler, who grew up in Pontiac , Michigan, came into contact with jazz as a child when his grandfather played drums on recordings by Stan Getz , Dave Brubeck and Duke Ellington . Influenced by Jimi Hendrix , he turned to the guitar. In 1982 he moved to Los Angeles, where he studied with Joe Diorio , Carl Schroeder and Ron Eschete at the Musicians Institute (Guitar Institute of Technology). In 1988 he moved to Boston, where he took improvisation lessons with Jerry Bergonzi .
In 1990 he moved back to Michigan, where he played in Detroit with Marcus Belgrave , Harold McKinney , James Carter , David McMurray , Roy Brooks , Straight Ahead and Leonard King. Living in New York since 2003, he has worked with Cindy Blackman , Allen Farnham , Joe Lee Wilson , Charles Davis , Cameron Brown , Guilherme Franco , Yusef Lateef , the Mingus Big Band , Ted Curson , David Ruffin and The Funk Brothers, among others . In 2005 he released the album In the Marketplace (equinoxMansion) under his own name , on which Marion Hayden , Cindy Blackman, William Evans and Robert Pipho had collaborated.
Abler wrote over 150 compositions, some of which have found use in films and television series such as Madam Secretary , Breaking Bad , 20/20 , The Big Bang Theory and Mad Men . He also worked with his own formations, which included Bobby Battle , Gerald Cleaver , Craig Taborn , Ugonna Okegwo , Helio Alves , Santi Debriano , Adriano Santos and Harvie S in changing line- ups . Abler, who last lived in New Jersey, was involved in six recording sessions from 1991 to 2013.
Web links
- Web presence
- Paul Abler at Allmusic (English)
- Paul Abler at Discogs (English)
- Paul Abler in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Portrait at Zinc Bar
Individual evidence
- ^ Paul Abler 1957-2017. In: obits.nj.com. Legacy.com, March 5, 2017, accessed March 9, 2017 .
- ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed March 6, 2017)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abler, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abler, Paul James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician and film composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saginaw , Michigan , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 3, 2017 |
| Place of death | Livingston , New Jersey , United States |