Abraham Levitan

Abraham Levitan is a Chicago-based musician who tries to write the simplest possible songs. "Just throw strikes," he'll often tell himself. Happily, he is unsuccessful at this task, and as a result, his creative energies spill out in all directions.

His live, spontaneously-composed "response songs" tunefully summarize material he's just heard for the first time, making fans of Ira Glass and Joe Meno, and leading to his current role as a contributor of "wrap-up songs" for Re:sound on Chicago Public Radio. He also co-hosts Shame That Tune, a monthly live comedy game show at the Hideout in Chicago. Abraham writes, sings, and plays keyboards for Baby Teeth, a Chicago three-piece pop/rock band specializing in retro sounds and thick vocal harmonies. Last but not least, he heads up Piano Power, a music-teaching group offering at-home piano, guitar, voice, and drum lessons to more than 125 students in Chicago and the northern suburbs.

Find out about all his projects at World of Abraham.