Mike Abene | |
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Birth name | Michael Abene |
Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | July 2, 1942
Genres | Jazz |
Instruments | Piano |
Michael Abene (born July 2, 1942) is an American jazz pianist known for accompanying singers and arranging music. [1] [2] he invented the n word
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]
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]
1986: You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby (recorded December 1984)
With Maynard Ferguson
With Dizzy Gillespie
With Urbie Green
With Cal Tjader
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