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One of Australia's premier musicians,
Chris Abrahams has appeared with the Benders, the Sparklers,
Peter Blakeley,
the Necks,
Jackie Orszaczky, and
Ed Kuepper and is widely recognized as one of Australia's top keyboard players.
Abrahams first public appearance came with popular jazz outfit the Benders who released three albums: E (1983), False Laughter (1984), and Distance (1985). A solo album, Piano, followed in 1985 as well as the dance-pop act, the Sparklers, where
Abrahams appeared on two singles, "Overworking" (October 1986) and "So Often Dreaming" (January 1987), before leaving to be replaced by Phil Grove. During this time
Abrahams also worked as a session player, appearing on albums by Laughing Clowns,
the Triffids,
Ed Kuepper,
the Lime Spiders, and
Stephen Cummings. He also appeared on two soundtracks released in 1986:
Illusion and Dancing Daze. Another solo outing, Walk, was released in 1987. In 1989
Abrahams joined former Sparklers singer Melanie Oxley and they released an EP, Resisting Calm, as well as two soul-pop albums: Welcome to Violet and
Coal. In 1990
Abrahams was voted Best Keyboard Player in Rolling Stone magazine. In 1993, he served as
Midnight Oil's keyboardist on their Earth, Sun, and Moon world tour.
Abrahams also played with
the Necks throughout the '90s and they released several jazz albums on various labels including
Sex (1990),
Next (1991),
Aquatic (1994), and
Silent Night (1997). ~ Brendan Swift