An Evening With Chris Abrahams at Cafe OTO

Chris Abrahams is a Sydney based pianist best known for his work in the uncategorisable improvising trio The Necks. For this 'Evening with Chris Abrahams' he will perform two sets - one exploring his interest in electronics, using a deftly reprogrammed DX7 - and the other featuring is customarily idiosyncratic approach to the piano.

“Technically formidable and conceptually refined, Chris Abrahams pays homage to the piano by drawing it into tightly articulated and highly personalized forms. Known for his contributions to the efforts of avant-jazz trio The Necks, 'Thrown', Abrahams fourth solo document, is of altogether more focused, sternly controlled, yet continually surprising spontaneous designs. His music has the tautness and formality of modern composition, but its configuration of texture and coloration is immediate and propelled by an emergency in the playing.” Cyclic Defrost (on 'Thrown') ...

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Chris Abrahams is a Sydney based pianist best known for his work in the uncategorisable improvising trio The Necks. For this 'Evening with Chris Abrahams' he will perform two sets - one exploring his interest in electronics, using a deftly reprogrammed DX7 - and the other featuring is customarily idiosyncratic approach to the piano.

“Technically formidable and conceptually refined, Chris Abrahams pays homage to the piano by drawing it into tightly articulated and highly personalized forms. Known for his contributions to the efforts of avant-jazz trio The Necks, 'Thrown', Abrahams fourth solo document, is of altogether more focused, sternly controlled, yet continually surprising spontaneous designs. His music has the tautness and formality of modern composition, but its configuration of texture and coloration is immediate and propelled by an emergency in the playing.” Cyclic Defrost (on 'Thrown')

"Abrahams may be challenging expectations, but in Play Scar he has produced a record which will certainly exceed them." Mapsadaisical

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