Dorothy Ashby

Brandee Younger Pays Tribute To Dorothy Ashby With Dorothy Jeanne

On: June 30, 2015

Brandee Younger pays tribute to late jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby with the song “Dorothy Jeanne.” The song is produced by Casey Benjamin of The Robert Glasper Experiment and it’s on the upcoming Revive/Blue Note compilation, Supreme Sonacy Vol.1. Younger is also a harp player with a jazz focus and sheContinue Reading

Throwback: Dorothy Ashby-Joyful Grass And Grape

Jazz

By: blakcitrus

On: February 24, 2013

[youtube]Fcihdck42Zg[/youtube] Dorothy Ashby was a Detroit-born jazz harpist who started her career in the ’50’s. She graduated from Cass Technical High School along with other jazz greats Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell and Gerald Wilson. Piano was her initial instrument of study at Wayne State until she switched to the harpContinue Reading