Chris Abrahams

Chris Abrahams is a pianist and keyboard player born in Oamaru, New Zealand, and based in Australia. He is a founding member of The Necks, the trio he formed in 1987 with bassist Lloyd Swanton and drummer Tony Buck. Alongside the group he has worked as a solo pianist, as an improviser in experimental settings, and as a session musician and film composer. Abrahams played in the Sydney jazz group the Benders, appearing on their albums from E (1983) to Distance (1985), and in the same years released his first solo album, Piano.