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Abe Lagrimas, Jr. will visiting Funky Frets for an evening workshop and concert

Abe Lagrimas, Jr. makes his first visit to Funky Frets for a highly educational workshop and entertaining evening of music for any music lover. His concert will.

Abe Lagrimas, Jr. is a musician, composer, educator, and author who plays the drums, vibraphone, ukulele, and studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. In 2012, he competed in the highly prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Drums Competition and has worked with many different artists such as Eric Marienthal, Eric Reed, Kamasi Washington, Dontae Winslow, Barbara Morrison, Michelle Coltrane, Jake Shimabukuro, Kenny Endo, and continues to be an in-demand session musician in Los Angeles. As a solo ukulele artist, Abe is a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award (Hawaii Music Award) recipient and has released multiple albums in the United States, Japan, and South Korea. Abe has been featured at ukulele festivals in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Palm Springs, Reno, Chicago, New York, and Hawaii. His international performances include Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, Philippines, Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Great Britain, and toured extensively throughout China having performed in twelve cities. Abe is also an educator and has authored the first ever ukulele curriculum for instrumental music programs in schools titled “Ukulele Ensemble, Beginning Ukulele - Level 1” published by Consonus Music Institute. His latest book "Jazz Ukulele: Comping, Soloing, Chord Melodies" (Berklee Press & Hal Leonard) is available in stores worldwide and on Amazon. He is currently endorsed by Canopus Drums, Paiste Cymbals, Vic Firth Drumsticks, Beato Bags, Ko'olau Ukulele, Analysis Plus Cables, Fusion Gig Bags, and Elite Acoustics.

You can ( pay via Eventbrite ) or prior to the event by cash or check at Funky Frets. Tickets will be available at the door based on available room. This event has the potential to sell out!

• Workshop & Concert: $25
• Workshop Only: $20 ( TBA. open to ALL levels )
• Concert Only: $10

Workshop details (ALL LEVELS):

Intro to Jazz Improvisation - Learn how to begin improvising over "It's Autumn Again" (based on Autumn Leaves) from Abe's book, Jazz Ukulele: Comping, Soloing, Chord Melodies. You will learn Abe's simple yet effective approach on how to find the right notes to play your own solo over this classic jazz standard.. - Intermediate