Abe Laboriel Jr. is an American drummer, best known for working with artists like Meredith Brooks, Paul McCartney, K.D. Lang, Sting, Sheryl Crow, Eric Clapton, Fiona Apple, Shakira, Jewel, Duran Duran, Liz Phair and others.
Laboriel is the son of bassist Abraham Laboriel.
In addition to the artists listed above, Laboriel has also recorded and performed with artists like Mylène Farmer, Crystal Lewis, B.B. King, Les Paul, Ashlee Simpson, LeAnn Rimes, and others. Lewis and Laboriel were also both a part of the Nickelodeon Television Series, Roundhouse in the 1990s.
Laboriel was mentored by many well known percussionists and drummers including Alex Acuña, who had formed the band Koinonia with his father in the 1980s.