Ashley Jackson

An avid soloist, chamber musician, and curator, harpist Ashley Jackson has established herself as a vital musical voice. A professor at Hunter College, Ashley has performed at Lincoln Center, Big Ears Festival, and Celebrate Brooklyn! Her work has been featured on MPR and WQXR, as well as in Essence and PBS Channel 13. Her debut album Ennanga (Bright Shiny Things) garnered worldwide acclaim for its consideration of American music and its roots in Black spirituality. As a Decca US artist, her follow-up album Take Me to the Water (due March 2025) embraces the transportive heft of the harp, conjuring a radiant vision of a world anchored by hope and brighter days.