Born in 1933, Pt. Abhisheki hailed from a priestly family traditionally attached to the Mangeshi shrine of Lord Shiva in Goa. His father, Balwantrao aka Bikambhat, was the temple priest and a kirtankar. It was therefore that Pandit Abhisheki had a proficient knowledge of the Sanskrit and Marathi language, which later helped him immensely in his work in the musical field of Marathi Natya Sangeet. Balwantrao Abhisheki also taught his son the basic principles of Hindustani Shastriya Sangeet. Thus started out his initiation into this classical art form.
After a degree in Sanskrit literature, Pandit Abhisheki joined All India Radio at Mumbai for a brief though highly influential period. His stint with radio not only put him in contact with several musicians, but also gave him the opportunity to exploit his own musical talents by composing several pieces for radio programmes etc. It was at around this time that he started training under the renowned teacher Ustad Azmat Hussain Khan. What followed were scholarships by the Indian Government for an advanced training in Hindustani Classical music as well as several compositions for Marathi theatre. Pandit Abhisheki composed vocal as well as background scores for as many as twenty-five Marathi plays. In the late sixties, Panditji, after having received the coveted Homi Bhabha fellowship taught music in the U.S at the music school run by the renowned sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar
By the time he had reached adolescence Jitendra Abhisheki, contrary to pursuing the family vocation of a kirtankari, expressed ideas of traveling to Pune in pursuit of a mentor in music. The decision to pursue a career in music had therefore been made which propelled the quest to learn from a guru who could instruct him adequately in his chosen vocation.
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After a degree in Sanskrit literature, Pandit Abhisheki joined All India Radio at Mumbai for a brief though highly influential period. His stint with radio not only put him in contact with several musicians, but also gave him the opportunity to exploit his own musical talents by composing several pieces for radio programmes etc. It was at around this time that he started training under the renowned teacher Ustad Azmat Hussain Khan. What followed were scholarships by the Indian Government for an advanced training in Hindustani Classical music as well as several compositions for Marathi theatre. Pandit Abhisheki composed vocal as well as background scores for as many as twenty-five Marathi plays. In the late sixties, Panditji, after having received the coveted Homi Bhabha fellowship taught music in the U.S at the music school run by the renowned sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar