The Jazz Organ Scene

Australia

Chris Abrahams Chris (*1961 in Oamaru/New Zealand) grew up in Sydney. He became very active in the Sydney jazz scene in the early eighties playing with modern jazz groups including Mark Simmonds' Freeboppers and The Keys Music Orchestra. With Lloyd Swanton he formed the 60's modern jazz-influenced The Benders in 1982.   In 1984 Chris recorded and released his first solo piano album – Piano, followed in 1986 by Walk. In 1985 Chris became a founding member of the Sydney indie rock band The Sparklers. As a result of this, Chris began working regularly with the singer and songwriter Melanie Oxley. Chris collaborated with Melanie, writing songs and producing albums, throughout the nineties.   Chris released a third solo piano album, Glow, in 2001. This was followed in 2003 by Streaming, and then Thrown (2004), Play Scar (2010) and Memory Night (2013).   Chris has collaborated, in both recording and performance, with many contemporary improvising musicians including Burkhard Beins, Mike Cooper and Anthony Pateras. He performs regularly in the improvising music scenes both in Australia and Europe.   Chris has written and produced soundtracks for several feature films and documentaries; his music for the Australian film The Tender Hook was nominated for the AFI Award for Best Film Score in 2008.

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homepage:	www.chrisabrahams.com
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The Necks - Disquiet Northern Spy Records

Chris Abrahams, piano, organ, Fender Rhodes Lloyd Swanton, bass Tony Buck, drums

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