1. EDGAR ABRAHAM
MUSICIAN
COMPOSER
PRODUCER
GRAMMY AWARD WINNER

2. Edgar Abraham, is a Puerto Rican sax virtuoso, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer. He has won 3 Latin Grammy Awards.

3. Because of his versatility he has performed with some of the greatest talents in the music
industry. His work ranges from classical to ‘salsa’ and urban music…but his specialty is Contemporary Jazz and World Music
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4. He has won three Latin Grammy Awards (2009, 2010 and 2014), as composer and producer.

5. He has more than 200 original compositions, that blend his classical roots with his Caribbean spirit, spiced with his passion for Jazz and World Music.

6. His musical journey began when he was a child, and it has taken him to important stages, from his native Puerto Rico, the United States, Canada, Latin America and Europe

7. La travesía continua… A MUSICAL LIFE By the age of 3 he played violin
He started playing the sax when he was 9
When he was 12 he started composing and began a series of concerts
When he was 14 he debuted with the Puerto Rico Symphonic Orchestra
He produced his first record when he was 16
He has 20 records and over 200 compositions
He graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Jazz Performance, when he was 17. He also has a Masters Degree in Sax Performance from the PR Conservatory of Music.
He plays 16 instruments
His range goes from classical, Latin Rhythms, urban music to Jazz.
He has three Latin Grammys and was nominated for two Emmys
La travesía continua…

8. Celebrating 20 years in the music industry he is working on his 19th record. He has 18 productions. His music is versatile but his passion is Latin Jazz and World Music

9. His music is in main music web services like Spotify, Pandora y Shazam, among others

10. His career he has received great media coverage

11. What the media says…
“Edgar Abraham, who posseses a prodigious technique, displayed shades of tone and brilliance as if it were second nature” – El Nuevo Día
“ From the wonderful Island of Puerto Rico we received the visit of Edgar Abraham, with a unique musical proposal. The brilliance of each note and his passion talk about his Puerto Rican roots”
– El Periódico – Curazao

12. What the media says….
“Undoubtedly, Edgar is one of the most prodigious and talented musiciands in the world today” – La Voz del Paseo Boricua – Chicago
“Edgar Abraham is nothing short of a prodigy” – Caribbean Business -2007

13. The Academic community also praises his talent
“Edgar Abraham’s music is magical, misterious and bewitching…he speaks and reafirms through his instruments. His music is not a catalogue of academic excersises…his compositions arise from the mind and the soul of a virtuoso. His music sounds like Jazz, blues, balads and like our caribbean drum”.
- Dr. J. Emanuel Dufrasne,
Ethnomusicologist and Professor of the University of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music.

14. His musical journey never stops…..

15. As a solid step to bringing his music to the international arena, one of his most important concerts was his recent performance at
Carnegie Hall, New York
November 28, 2014

16. Caribbean rhythms, Jazz and World Music.
In a packed Weill Recital Hall, at Carnegie Hall, Edgar Abraham interpreted 10 original compositions of an unusual fusion of classical music,
Caribbean rhythms, Jazz and World Music.

17. The concert received great coverage by local and international media - El Nuevo Día – 28 de noviembre de 2014

18. What the media said
“They call him virtuoso, genius, a prodigy or gifted musician, but the Puerto Rican saxophonist Edgar Abraham describes himself as “a hard working musician that has the commitment of making good music to reach people’s spirits” – The Associated Press – El Nuevo Herald – Nov

19. In December 2014, he thrived at Olé Olé Jazz Club in Curacao, Member of the Northsea
Jazz Festival

20. In April he presented his Carnegie Hall concert at the Pablo Casals Symphonic Hall in Puerto Rico, as a guest of the Corporation of Musical Arts

21. Interviews and press reviews reveal Edgar Abraham’s life has been devoted to music. (El Nuevo Día – April 2016)

22. The Puerto Rico concert was recorded by WIPR-TV – Public Broadcast System, and was aired as a special concert in the series “Sábados Sinfónicos”, in June de 2016

23. Contactos:
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Lillian Rivas - Manager