Ashley Daneman, Kalamazoo, MI
Ashley Daneman is a singer who combines “a literary sensibility with a driving experimental jazz style where the heart of the song can find itself anywhere and always in a personal intimate space” (Marlbank). Her new release, People Are Fragile (Flood Music, Chicago), feels very exposed and intimate, like a deep, late-night conversation between old friends who don't spare each other's feelings. It features Rob Clearfield and Rufus Ferguson on piano, Wurlitzer, and organ; Matt Gold on guitar and lap steel; Andrew Vogt on electric bass; Makaya McCraven and Quinlan Kirchner on drums; and Kevin Bujo Jones on percussion.
Daneman honed her craft in Washington, DC, New York City, and by touring in the U.S. She earned her master's degree from Manhattan School of Music under the guidance of Peter Eldridge, Kate McGarry, and Theo Bleckman. Daneman was also a resident artist at The Kennedy Center's Betty Carter's JazzAhead and The Banff Centre's Jazz and Creative Workshop in Canada.
People Are Fragile follows her 2015 critically acclaimed album Beauty Indestructible, selected as Editor's Pick at DownBeat Magazine. “Beautiful jazz art music from a gorgeous voice with superb accompaniment,” says Mark S. Tucker, Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange, and Richard Kamins (Step Tempest) called it, “a profound work of art that is so alive, so positive, and so blessedly musical.”
Ashley lives in Kalamazoo, MI with her family.
View EPK here: https://ashleydanemanmusic.com/peoplearefragile
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