Chris Abrahams
Christopher Robert Lionel Abrahams (born April 9, 1961 in Oamaru , New Zealand ) is an Australian film composer , pianist and keyboardist who has emerged primarily in modern jazz and improvisation music.
Life
Abrahams, who grew up in Sydney , first played jazz with Mark Simmonds' Freeboppers and The Keys Music Orchestra . In 1982 he founded The Benders ; he was then a member of the Australian bands The Sparklers and The Necks ; he has also worked with Peter Blakeley, Jackie Orszaczky and Ed Kuepper. Since 1985 he has recorded several solo albums. As a studio musician , he was active for The Church , Stephen Cummings , Midnight Oil , Margareth Kammerer , Laughing Clowns and Silverchair . In the following years he continued to perform with musicians such as Jon Rose , Burkhard Beins , Sabine Vogel , Kai Fagaschinski or Mike Cooper and the ensembles Hammeriver and The Somnambulist (album Sophia Verloren ); he has given concerts in London with Andrea Belfi and David Toop .
Abrahams has written and produced soundtracks for several feature and documentary films; his music for Australian film The Tender Hook was nominated for the 2008 AFI Award for Best Score.
Discography
- Solo works
- Piano (Hot, 1985)
- Walk (Hot, 1986)
- Glow (Vegetable 2001)
- Streaming (Vegetable 2003)
- Thrown (Room40 2005)
- The Tender Hook Soundtrack (Vitamin Records, 2008)
- Play Scar (Room40, 2010)
- Other publications
- Azeruz (2000, with Shane Fahey, Mina Kanaridis, Amanda Stewart , Stevie Wishart )
- Jon Rose, Chris Abrahams, Clayton Thomas Artery (2003)
- Chris Abrahams / Mike Cooper Oceanic Feeling Like (Room40, 2008)
- Hammeriver (with Christof Kurzmann , Tobias Delius , Clayton Thomas, Werner Dafeldecker , Tony Buck , Clare Cooper; Mikroton 2010)
Web links
- Short biography (Mikroton Recordings)
- Chris Abrahams at Allmusic (English)
- Chris Abrahams in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Shand: Abrahams, Chris (topher) . In: Barry Kernfeld (Ed.): The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz , 2nd. Edition, Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York 2002, ISBN 1561592846 , pp. 6-7.
- ↑ Mike Hobart: Chris Abrahams, Cafe Oto, London . In: Financial Times (UK) . 08/11/2010. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ Awards for The Tender Hook (2008) . In: IMDB - The Internet Movie Database . 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abrahams, Chris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abrahams, Christopher Robert Lionel (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian film composer and pianist and keyboardist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oamaru , New Zealand |