Mike Abene

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Mike Abene
Born
Michael Abene

(1942-07-02) July 2, 1942 (age 83)
GenresJazz
InstrumentsPiano

Michael Abene (born July 2, 1942) is an American jazz pianist known for accompanying singers and arranging music.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Abene was born in Brooklyn, New York.[3] His father, grandfather, and aunt were musicians. He studied composition at the Manhattan School of Music.[4]

Career

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Abene has accompanied Susannah McCorkle[5] Julius La Rosa,[6] and others. He had his first solo album Solo Piano in 1986.[7] Abene co-produced the album Avant Gershwin, which won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album in 2007.[8]

Discography

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As leader

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1986: You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby (recorded December 1984)

As sideman

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With Maynard Ferguson

With Dizzy Gillespie

With Urbie Green

With Cal Tjader

  • Solar Heat (Skye, 1968)

References

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