A contemporary of Alice Coltrane’s, Ashby mixed genres and broke down musical barriers. Now I am proud to be bringing some of her unreleased music to audiences for the first time I began playing harp ...
When the sublime is in fashion, quiet beauty struggles to be heard. Dorothy Ashby, America’s first great jazz harpist, came of age amid the clamor of giants—men like Charles Mingus, Cecil Taylor, and ...
Imagine if Sidney Bechet, Charlie Christian and Jimmy Smith were barely remembered and recordings of their music were long unavailable and known only on the geekiest corners of Discogs. That is ...
A decade ago, a Dorothy Ashby (1930-1986) revival seemed unlikely; now it seems perfectly natural. Jazz in the 21st century has embraced many instruments beyond the conventional ones—such as the ...
If you were to sum up the life and music of Dorothy Ashby, then it's hard to go past the phrase "triple threat". In fact, that's kind of how the harpist described herself back in the day when this ...
IT MAKES SENSE that the first time I heard the exotic jazz and spiritual funk of Dorothy Ashby patchouli thickened the air. The combination of the incense smoke and the music booming from the speakers ...
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The last dozen years or so have seen jazz enjoying a resurgence in popularity and artistic excellence. London, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York’s scenes are especially thriving, and Long Island ...
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