Biography:
Steven Abramson was born in Philadelphia on April 22nd 1963.
He began playing piano at age 5 and studied Classical piano for 12 years. He was a member of the Grateful Dead cover band Living Earth, a favorite of local deadheads in the Philadelphia area in the mid 1980's.
In the 1990's he toured with Jah Levi and the Higher Reasoning as well as recording and playing with such artists as Kenny Gwynn, Rick Danko, Woody Harrelson, Jerry Joseph, and Judy Mowatt.
Abramson is currently teaching music at a charter school in Tucson Arizona, and is the Director of Music at St. Francis in the Foothills United Methodist Church. His off time finds him sitting in with the reggae band Planet Jam.
The Riot (jam) w/Planet Jam @The Hut 2/2008
Loose Lucy w/Living Earth @John and Peters in New Hope Pa. 1988
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Volume 21, Issue 6
Fragments
The surprise came earlier in the evening when opener Urban Messiah took the stage. Woody Harrelson, who has been busy making movies but is best remembered for his role behind the bar in Cheers, now has a role in front of the bar. He co-fronts the band along with Jerry Joseph (Little Women) on bass. Joined by Steve Abramson ..boards, Alfrons Kettner on guitar, and Gee Gee Harbor on drums, Urban Messiah delivered a scorching set to the delight of the surprised crowd that kept yelling out “Wooody!†“American Boy†was a standout in this tight set, but “Show Me,†“Two Balloons,†“The Meaning,†and “Dixie Mattress†were also noteworthy.
The Annotated Grateful Dead Discography: Tribute Albums
http://arts.ucsc.edu/GDead/AGDL/tribute.htmlliving
Living Earth: Living Earth (1978)
LP: 1978
CD: 1988
RRCD 2033 - Relix Records
POB 92; Brooklyn, NY 11229
Track 9:
"Mason's Children"
This is a much mellower version than Henry Kaiser's. Steve Abramson ends the song with an especially nice piano solo. EL
CDNow (search for Living Earth) lists: Length: 44:07 Date: 1978
IS, EL, and DeadBase IX list: Released in October, 1988.
This tune appears on Dead Delites. DL
The Voice of Orpheus
http://www.sonsoforpheus.org/05aprnews.htm
Volume 6, 3 ____ April 2005
Art: Tom Wentzel ____ Editor: Ned Mackey
"Get your stop watches out as Steve Abramson chases Danny Kaye's world record for Kurt Weill's "Tchaikovsky" from Lady in the Dark. (Stage Manager Mia Hansen will have a fire extinguisher at the ready in case the piano or Steve's teeth catch fire.) After the wreckage is cleared, Ivan Berger, Jeff Dunn, and Jim Hogan will dance and sing Cole Porter's "Siberia" from Silk Stockings."
The Hora w/Planet Jam @The Hut 2/2008
