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Originally from Washington State , he has lived New York City since 1991 , and is based in Brooklyn , New York . He attended The New School 's Jazz and Contemporary Music program, studying with Reggie Workman , Buster Williams , Joe Chambers , Brian Smith , Junior Mance , Arnie Lawrence , Chico Hamilton , and Arthur Taylor . He has worked with Lawrence "Butch" Morris , Charles Gayle , Daniel Carter , Cooper-Moore , Steve Swell , Roy Campbell, Jr. , Sabir Mateen , Ori Kaplan , Jemeel Moondoc , Assif Tahar , Borah Bergman , Billy Bang , Andrew Lamb , and Warren Smith . Abbs is currently a member of the collective groups Triptych Myth, Yugnaut, and Transmitting (with Napoleon Maddox and Jane LeCroy). He also leads the band Frequency Response and tours with his solo multimedia project Multifarious. Abbs is also the founder of the arts coalition Jump Arts, which has presented performances and workshops throughout New York City from 1997 to 2002; since that time the organization has dedicated itself to artist services through physcal sponsorship and media services. EXTERNAL LINKS
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