Abbey Artico
saxophonist | saxophone player | sax player
About Abbey
Abbey Artico is a well-known and highly respected female saxophonist with over 30 years of professional experience.
She has performed in countless theatre shows; toured with celebrity artists; been the featured soloist for several orchestras; played with many rock and pop bands and jazz bands; and has been Musical Director for several musical shows
Abbey is in high demand for corporate events, dinner functions and cocktail parties
. Musical Director for Richard Loring for 4 years
. Saxophonist and keyboardist for PJ Powers including tours in Uganda, Zimbabwe, Zambia and SA
. Musical Director and Arranger for an album for Tove Kane of Jacaranda Fm
. Vocal & Saxophone coach for the hit show African Footprint
. Musical Director for:
Girl Talk 2000
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
The Best of Girl Talk
The Young Ones
Sisters in Song
. Band leader aboard the Symphony Cruise-Liner
. Performances in more than 20 musical theatre productions including :
The Rocky Horror Show
Roll Over Beethoven
Girl Talk Nite Out
Sixty Something
Feeling Groovy Too
Bits & Pieces (with PJ Powers)
Little Sister Unplugged
Songs from the Med (with Harry Sideropoulos)
. Producer and Musical Arranger for a BMG Africa album for Little Sister’s Debbi Lonmon
. Co-producer and co-director for "Can You Feel It" and "Off the Record"
. Dozens of performances with Little Sister
. Performances with the band Cinema
. Featured soloist for the KZNPO Starlight Opera
. Soloist for The National Philharmonic
. Soloist for The National Symphony Orchestra
. Performed with numerous jazz bands, including performances with Bruce Cassidy; John Davies and Denzel Weale
. Performances in more than 300 corporate events with her all girl band “SHE Band”
. Solo saxophonist at hundreds of corporate events and functions as a solo sax player
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