Mike Abene


Michael Abene is an American jazz pianist known for accompanying singers and arranging music.

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

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.

Discography

As leader

1986: ''You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby''

As sideman

With Maynard Ferguson
  • Maynard '62
  • Si! Si! M.F.
  • Maynard '63
  • Message from Maynard
  • Maynard '64
  • The New Sounds of Maynard Ferguson
  • Come Blow Your Horn
  • Color Him Wild
  • The Blues Roar
  • The Maynard Ferguson Sextet
  • Ridin' High
With Dizzy Gillespie
  • Cornucopia
With Urbie Green
With Cal Tjader
  • ''Solar Heat''