Abi Zeider
Abi Zeider was a Jewish-Estonian musician, trumpeter.
Zeider was born in Valga. He was mostly an autodidact. 1946-1952 he took private classes from J. Vaks and N. Kubli. During WW II he played at 8th Estonian Rifle Corps' orchestra. 1946-1957 he played at several orchestras in Tallinn. 1957-1980 he was the concert master of Estonian Television and Radio estrade orchestra. He played/acted also on several films, e.g. "Valge laev". Zeider died in Tallinn.
Awards:
- 1967: Estonian SSR Merited Artist