Mike Abene
Michael Abene (born July 2, 1942) is an American jazz pianist known for accompanying singers and arranging music.
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Mike Abene
- Name
- Mike Abene
- Birth Name
- Michael Abene
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- Born
- 1942 · New York City.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- pianist · music arranger · music director · conductor · music teacher · composer · musician
- Fields
- jazz
- Education
- Manhattan School of Music
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Michael Abene (born July 2, 1942) is an American jazz pianist known for accompanying singers and arranging music.
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• Name — Mike Abene • Birth Name — Michael Abene • Birthplace — Brooklyn, New York, U.S. • Genre — Jazz • Instruments — Piano
Early life and education
Early life and education
Abene was born in Brooklyn, New York. His father, grandfather, and aunt were musicians. He studied composition at the Manhattan School of Music.
Career
Career
Abene has accompanied Susannah McCorkle Julius La Rosa, and others. He had his first solo album Solo Piano in 1986. Abene co-produced the album Avant Gershwin, which won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album in 2007.
As leader
As leader
1986: You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby (recorded December 1984)
As sideman
As sideman
With Maynard Ferguson • Maynard '62 (Roulette, 1962) • Si! Si! M.F. (Roulette, 1962) • Maynard '63 (Roulette, 1962) • Message from Maynard (Roulette, 1962) • Maynard '64 (Roulette 1959-62 [1963]) • The New Sounds of Maynard Ferguson (Cameo, 1963) • Come Blow Your Horn (Cameo, 1963) • Color Him Wild (Mainstream, 1965) • The Blues Roar (Mainstream, 1965) • The Maynard Ferguson Sextet (Mainstream, 1965) • Ridin' High (Enterprise, 1967) With Dizzy Gillespie • Cornucopia (Solid State, 1969) With Urbie Green • The Fox (CTI, 1976) With Cal Tjader • Solar Heat (Skye, 1968)
Identity
Identity
Mike Abene is recorded with the occupation music arranger. Recorded with the occupation jazz musician. Classed in the genre jazz. Recorded as pianist, music arranger, music director, conductor and music teacher.
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1942
Mike Abene was born on 2 July 1942.
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- “Mike Abene”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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