EMILY ASHER: Tell Me Somethin' Good!

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Tell Me Somethin' Good!

Photo by Blair Dottin Haley
Emily Asher, Raynel Frazier trombones,
Camille Thurman, T. Sax, Claire Daly, Bari Sax
Chaka Khan, Marsha Ambrosius and Leela James.

Friday, April 19 I had the distinct pleasure of performing with a spectacular line-up of performers all under the masterful direction of Grammy winning drummer, composer and producer Terri Lyne Carrington. The concert was the second annual benefit gala for the historic Howard Theater in Washington D.C. We payed tribute to the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, Etta James, Valerie Simpson, Dionne Warwick and the inimitable Chaka Khan. In the photo you can see that Chaka Khan jumped in the festivities and joined the many great artists paying tribute. Among the guests were Sheila E. (see the video below!), Stephanie Mills, Yolanda Adams, Nona Hendryx, Leela James, Marsha Ambrosious, Kenny Lattimore and more.
The horns were powerhouse women assembled by the vibrant Ms. Tia Fuller. The rhythm section included Geri Allen, James Genus, Mimi Jones, Daniel Sadownick, Nikki Glaspie...

It was an incredible night!

Chaka and Sheila E & Leela James from Chaka Khan on Vimeo.

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BIOGRAPHY

Emily Asher is a Brooklyn-based trombonist and singer of "buoyant charm” (Nate Chinen, The New York Times) in strong demand as a bandleader and sidewoman in New York City and internationally. As a leader, Asher has produced four CDs and led US and Israel tours with Emily Asher’s Garden Party and earned a prestigious Banff Residency with her Endangered Species Trio. She recorded and performed with Wycliffe Gordon on his “Hello Pops!” tribute to Louis Armstrong, and was a member of Nicholas Payton’s Television Studio Orchestra. “Ms. Asher plays with both grit and grace” (Will Friedwald, The Wall Street Journal) and has shared the stage with a wide variety of artists including Tony Bennett, Carol Burnett, Mø, Talib Kweli, Chaka Khan, Terri Lyne Carrington, and many others. Emily’s debut album, Dreams May Take You, featuring Wycliffe Gordon, was officially released April 15, 2012. June 6, 2013 marked the release of Emily Asher’s Garden Party’s six song EP: Carnival of Joy! a celebration of Hoagy Carmichael which the Wall Street Journal called a “superior album.” Endangered Species Trio, A "concentrated chamber group with the intriguing instrumentation of accordion, bass saxophone and trombone" (Seattle Times) released their six-song EP Home on the Range in November, 2014. Her most recent release from 2015 is titled for Asher's original composition, "Meet Me in the Morning."

Originally from Seattle, Emily earned three Bachelors degrees from the University of Washington. Upon graduating in 2004 she was hired as the Director of Bands at Ballou Junior High School in Puyallup, Washington where she taught for three years. In May of 2009 she completed her masters in music performance from CUNY Queens College.