Abe Rábade _ piano and composition,Nelson Cascais _ double bass and Bruno Pedroso _ drums are the current members of a jazz band which has been performing since 1996.
This group received in 2000 the 2nd Prize in the International Contest of Jazz Bands of Getxo (Euskadi). Babel de Sons (2001), live at the Getxo Jazz Festival was the first CD release of the trio (paco Charlín, bass and Ramón Ángel Rey, drums).
Abe Rábade received in 2001 the Tete Montoliú Award –Revelation Pianist in Spain–, by SGAE.
On December 2002 the group releases Simetrías, their second record (Paco Charlín, bass and Ramón Ángel Rey, drums). The latest work by Abe Rábade Trío is Playing on Light for Karonte Records (Paco Charlín, bass and Bruno Pedroso, drums).

The musical repertoire of the band is a selection of original compositions in many jazz styles.

Abe Rábade Trío performed in the following Festivals and Clubs:

Festival de Jazz Plaza de La Habana (Cuba).
Festival de Jazz de Getxo (Euskadi).
Festival de Jazz de San Sebastián (Euskadi).
Festival de Jazz de Ibiza (Illes Balears).
Festival de Jazz de San Isidro (Madrid).
Festival de Jazz de UNED (Madrid).
Festival de Jazz de Gijón (Asturias).
Festival de Jazz de Mieres (Asturias).
Festival de Jazz de Pontevedra (Galiza).
Festival de Jazz de A Coruña (Galiza).
Festival de Jazz de Villena-TroJazz (Valencia).
Festival de Jazz de Granollers (Catalunya).
Festival de Jazz de Vilagarcía de Arousa (Galiza).
Festival de Jazz de Cangas (Galiza).
Festival de Jazz de Lugo (Galiza).
Festival de Jazz de Baiona (Pontevedra-Galiza).
Festival de Jazz de Lalín (Galiza)
Festival de Jazz de Salamanca (Castilla y León)
Festival De Jazz de Málaga (Andalucía)
Festival de Jazz de Melilla (Melilla)
Festival de Jazz de Vigo Imaxinasons (Galiza)
Festival de Jazz de Santiago Composjazz (Galiza)
Salón Nobre da Reitoría (Salvador de Baía, Brasil)
Hot Clube (Lisboa, Portugal).
Café Central (Madrid).
Classic Jazz Bar (Braga, Portugal).
Café España (Valladolid).
Nova Jazz Cava de Terrassa (Catalunya).
Jimmy Glass (Valencia).
Dado Dadá Jazz Club (Santiago, Galiza).
Café Latino (Ourense, Galiza)
Antigua Social Club (Ourense, Galiza).
Clavicémbalo (Lugo, Galiza).
La negra Tomasa (Vigo, Galiza).
Calle 54 (Madrid)
Boguie (Madrid)
Manteca Jazz (Vigo, Galiza)
Auditorio de Oleiros “A Fábrica” (Galiza)
Auditorio Martín Códax (Vigo-Galiza)
Teatro Principal de Pontevedra (Galiza)
Teatro Principal de Santiago (Galiza)
Pazo da Cultura de Pontevedra (Galiza)
Cine-Teatro de Amarante (Portugal)
Auditorio Reveriano Soutullo (Ponteareas, Galiza)
Teatro Municipal de Palma de Mallorca (Illes Balears)
Auditorio Conde Duque (Madrid)

Abe Rábade Trío is also the rhythm section of the Abe Rábade GHU! Project, a band that features soloists of the Spanish and International Jazz scene such as Chris Kase (trumpet), Jesús Santandreu (tenor sax), Miguel Zenon (alto sax) or Toni Belenguer (trombone).