About Pianist Arnie Abrams
Manhattan Pianist Arnie Abrams began playing the piano when he was about 5 years old. There was always a piano in the house since his father was a fine pianist and played every day of his life. Self taught, his dad Howard played exclusively by ear, and knew literally thousands of songs. Arnie inherited his dad’s passion, style, and much of his repertoire, and is what he is known for in the area today. He is also known for his talented ear for picking up songs incredibly quickly and playing them after just hearing them a few times.
Arnie studied classical and jazz piano in Connecticut and later in New York. Arnie’s musical specialty is the great American Song Book and all of those terrific standards, which were the most wonderful songs that were so popular during his father’s musical era. Arnie combines his classically-trained technique with the style, enthusiasm and “heart” that his dad passed onto him. The result is his gift for performing many of the most popular tunes produced over the past century.
NYC Pianist Arnie at the NYC Bar Association Holiday Party
Having grown up in the ‘70’s and ‘80’s, so many of Arnie’s favorite artists are from that period, including Billy Joel, Elton John, Harry Chapin, James Taylor, Eagles, Chicago, Linda Ronstadt, Stevie Wonder, Barbra Streisand, Steely Dan, Phil Collins, Whitney Houston, Paul McCartney/Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, and Dan Fogelberg.
Versatility is the key to life. Arnie’s influences include those artists and perfomers above, as well as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Andy Williams, Perry Como, Dean Martin, Bobby Darin, Nat King Cole, George Gershwin, Chopin, Beethoven, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, big band & swing era performers, as well as the more contemporary artists like Michael Feinstein and Harry Connick, Jr.
Broadway show tunes are also Arnie’s favorites, especially those of Phantom of the Opera, Cabaret, and many of the classic show tunes of the 40′s, 50′s & 60′s, like My Fair Lady, Camelot, Fiddler on the Roof, Paint Your Wagon, West Side Story, Oklahoma, South Pacific, The King & I, and The Sound of Music era.
Pianist Arnie Abrams brings his entire musical repertoire, versatility and talent to your event when you book him. So when you need a pianist in New York, contact Arnie Abrams online or by phone at (877) 255-5883.
