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Abby Savell has been playing music since the age of
five, starting on piano. At fourteen, she began playing
mallet percussion and took to it immediately, competing in
band and drumline competitions of high caliber. At this
time, she took private lessons with saxophonist Paul
Carman (Frank Zappa), focusing on jazz improvisation.
She studied with Robert Slack (Pacific Symphony) while
attending Chapman University, concentrating on
orchestral percussion, and graduated with her Bachelor's
of Music Performance in 2002. While in college, she
performed in the soundtrack for the feature film, "Final
Encounter" (Dimension Films). Soon after graduation, she
joined the steel drum band "Big Bamboo", playing tenor
pan and performing at multiple events. Abby is one of
very few female steel drum/vocalists in the Los Angeles
area. She continues to perform on steel drums at
numerous private functions with a band and as a soloist.
She has also worked and performed with steel drum
virtuoso Ken Philmore, and visited Trinidad (the birthplace
of steel drums) in December 2003. In September 2004,
she appeared on the show with her steel drum on "Outer
Spaces" (HGTV).
Abby completed her Master's degree in Percussion at
California Institute of the Arts in 2004, studying Western
percussion with David Johnson and John Bergamo, Latin
Percussion with Aaron Serfaty, and improvisation with
harpist Susan Allen. In May 2004, she performed the
World Premiere of the highly virtuosic Sonata for
Xylophone and Piano by acclaimed composer Bruce
Levine. She also played percussion in bassist Charlie
Haden's "Liberation Orchestra II", as well as performing
with xylophone virtuoso Bob Becker on the East Coast
and in Los Angeles. She performs freelance with the
Pacific Symphony Orchestra, most notably under
renowned composer/conductor John Williams. Currently,
Abby plays with the Kim Richmond Concert Jazz
Orchestra (vibes, timpani, Latin percussion), with whom
she has performed at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and
the Jazz Bakery. Abby also specializes in the marimba,
with which she plays many genres of music on the solo
and group level.
five, starting on piano. At fourteen, she began playing
mallet percussion and took to it immediately, competing in
band and drumline competitions of high caliber. At this
time, she took private lessons with saxophonist Paul
Carman (Frank Zappa), focusing on jazz improvisation.
She studied with Robert Slack (Pacific Symphony) while
attending Chapman University, concentrating on
orchestral percussion, and graduated with her Bachelor's
of Music Performance in 2002. While in college, she
performed in the soundtrack for the feature film, "Final
Encounter" (Dimension Films). Soon after graduation, she
joined the steel drum band "Big Bamboo", playing tenor
pan and performing at multiple events. Abby is one of
very few female steel drum/vocalists in the Los Angeles
area. She continues to perform on steel drums at
numerous private functions with a band and as a soloist.
She has also worked and performed with steel drum
virtuoso Ken Philmore, and visited Trinidad (the birthplace
of steel drums) in December 2003. In September 2004,
she appeared on the show with her steel drum on "Outer
Spaces" (HGTV).
Abby completed her Master's degree in Percussion at
California Institute of the Arts in 2004, studying Western
percussion with David Johnson and John Bergamo, Latin
Percussion with Aaron Serfaty, and improvisation with
harpist Susan Allen. In May 2004, she performed the
World Premiere of the highly virtuosic Sonata for
Xylophone and Piano by acclaimed composer Bruce
Levine. She also played percussion in bassist Charlie
Haden's "Liberation Orchestra II", as well as performing
with xylophone virtuoso Bob Becker on the East Coast
and in Los Angeles. She performs freelance with the
Pacific Symphony Orchestra, most notably under
renowned composer/conductor John Williams. Currently,
Abby plays with the Kim Richmond Concert Jazz
Orchestra (vibes, timpani, Latin percussion), with whom
she has performed at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and
the Jazz Bakery. Abby also specializes in the marimba,
with which she plays many genres of music on the solo
and group level.
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