Drummer Austin Snavely and His Band
Drummer Austin Snavely and His Band
Austin Snavely is a young, upcoming, well-versed professional jazz drummer from Douglassville, Pennsylvania. He’s become known throughout Pennsylvania/Philadelphia, and Up-State New York for his eclectic and outgoing drumming style. He started his formal studies with international jazz artist and Sakae-endorsed drummer Larry Marshall. Around that same time, he studied orchestral and symphonic percussion under the esteemed educator, performer, conductor, and Percussive Arts Society Lifetime Achievement award winner, Dr. Willis M. Rapp. He later studied drum set under the guidance of Grammy Award-winning, world-renowned performer, educator, and author John Riley, before heading to the Eastman School of Music, where he now studies with Rich Thompson. Austin has played around many major and small venues throughout New York and Philadelphia, including Smalls Jazz Club, Chris’s Jazz Cafe, Kilbourn Hall, Carnegie Hall, and the Marian Anderson Hall. Austin made many regional and national ensembles during his middle school and high school years. This began with his PMEA (Pennsylvania Music Educators Association) county, district, and regional bands while also achieving the highest recognition by successfully auditioning and being selected as the sole drum set player for the 2022 PMEA All-State Jazz Band. During that same year, Austin made the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (directed by Maestro Louis Scaglione), the Philadelphia Youth Jazz Orchestra (directed by Justin Faulkner), and the Settlement Music School Helen K. Schwartz Advanced Study Jazz Ensemble (directed by Tony Miceli). He then went a step further to play in the nationally recognized HPS Carnegie Hall Symphonic Band in 2022 and the NAfME All-Eastern Jazz Festival in 2023 under the direction of Bob Stewart. Austin has achieved regional and national level awards for his playing, including the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, outstanding performance on drums for the 43rd Annual Downbeat International Jazz Magazine’s SMAs, and Large Vocal Ensemble outstanding performance for the 48th Annual Downbeat International Jazz Magazine’s SMA. Austin continues to pursue challenging opportunities, performances, and education that will help solidify himself as a sought-after professional drummer throughout his career in the performing arts.
Starting at 10:30pm
$15 General Admission
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Austin Snavely is a young, upcoming, well-versed professional jazz drummer from Douglassville, Pennsylvania. He’s become known throughout Pennsylvania/Philadelphia, and Up-State New York for his eclectic and outgoing drumming style. He started his formal studies with international jazz artist and Sakae-endorsed drummer Larry Marshall. Around that same time, he studied orchestral and symphonic percussion under the esteemed educator, performer, conductor, and Percussive Arts Society Lifetime Achievement award winner, Dr. Willis M. Rapp. He later studied drum set under the guidance of Grammy Award-winning, world-renowned performer, educator, and author John Riley, before heading to the Eastman School of Music, where he now studies with Rich Thompson. Austin has played around many major and small venues throughout New York and Philadelphia, including Smalls Jazz Club, Chris’s Jazz Cafe, Kilbourn Hall, Carnegie Hall, and the Marian Anderson Hall. Austin made many regional and national ensembles during his middle school and high school years. This began with his PMEA (Pennsylvania Music Educators Association) county, district, and regional bands while also achieving the highest recognition by successfully auditioning and being selected as the sole drum set player for the 2022 PMEA All-State Jazz Band. During that same year, Austin made the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (directed by Maestro Louis Scaglione), the Philadelphia Youth Jazz Orchestra (directed by Justin Faulkner), and the Settlement Music School Helen K. Schwartz Advanced Study Jazz Ensemble (directed by Tony Miceli). He then went a step further to play in the nationally recognized HPS Carnegie Hall Symphonic Band in 2022 and the NAfME All-Eastern Jazz Festival in 2023 under the direction of Bob Stewart. Austin has achieved regional and national level awards for his playing, including the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, outstanding performance on drums for the 43rd Annual Downbeat International Jazz Magazine’s SMAs, and Large Vocal Ensemble outstanding performance for the 48th Annual Downbeat International Jazz Magazine’s SMA. Austin continues to pursue challenging opportunities, performances, and education that will help solidify himself as a sought-after professional drummer throughout his career in the performing arts.
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Premier Tables:
The best seats in the house positioned directly in front of the performance stage (marked dark blue on the seating map).
Standard Tables:
Clear and unobstructed views of stage (marked purple on the seating map). A few tables have a partially obstructed view (marked light blue on the seating map).
Cocktail & Bar Area:
Seating at high-top tables and at the bar area available on a first come, first seated basis (marked green on the seating map). Tables may be shared for sold out shows. Two TV monitors with live video feed of the performance are conveniently located above the bar and cocktail areas.
- All ticket prices are per person.
- Dinner menu available in all sections.
- Your ticket is also your dining reservation.
- Every ticket gets a seat in area purchased and tables are reserved based on the date when you made your reservation.
- We will do our best to ensure that your entire group sits together, please let us know in the order notes if there are multiple ticket orders in your group.
- For any special needs or accommodation requests, please call us at 215-568-3131.
- Tickets are the same price whether purchased in person, over the phone or online.
- No refunds, professional cameras or outside food and drink.
- There is a limited amount of seating available for performances, if the show is sold out online, contact us at 215-568-3131 for seating availability.
Festival Seating:
Festival seating is our general admission ticket. The entire venue or a portion of the venue may be designated for festival admission. These tickets will guarantee you a seat for the show and you are free to sit anywhere in the venue based on a "first come, first seated" basis. This should also allow for larger groups to sit together.
- All ticket prices are per person.
- Dinner menu available in all sections.
- Your ticket is also your dining reservation.
- For any special needs or accommodation requests, please call us at 215-568-3131.
- Tickets are the same price whether purchased in person, over the phone or online.
- No refunds, professional cameras or outside food and drink.
- There is a limited amount of seating available for performances, if the show is sold out online, contact us at 215-568-3131 for seating availability.