Ashley Henry
Ashley Henry (born November 1991 in South London ) is a British jazz musician ( piano , composition ) who is currently considered "one of the greatest jazz talents in Great Britain".
Act
Henry, whose musical interests are wide-ranging, studied at the Royal Academy of Music . After graduating in 2016, he performed with Jason Marsalis , Terence Blanchard , Jean Toussaint and at the International Piano Trio Festival with Robert Glasper . In the same year he was a finalist at the Unisia International Piano Competition in South Africa.
After two EPs, Henry's debut album Beautiful Vinyl Hunter was released in 2019 , which received a lot of critical acclaim due to its diversity; the NDR presented it as the “jazz album of the week”. He can also be heard on albums by Zara McFarlane and Makaya McCraven ( Universal Beings , 2018).
Discographic notes
- Beautiful Vinyl Hunter ( Sony Records 2019, with Binker Golding , Dan Casimir , Eddie Hick, Ernesto Marichales, as well as Judi Jackson, Milton Suggs, MC Sparkz, Theo Croker , Jaimie Branch , Keyon Harrold , Luke Flowers and Makaya McCraven)
Web links
- Web presence
- Ashley Henry at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://earthackney.co.uk/performers/ashley-henry/
- ↑ a b Event information with a short biography
- ↑ Event information (Badehaus Berlin)
- ↑ Werner Stiefele Review (Rondo)
- ↑ meeting (jazzthing)
- ↑ Jazz album of the week (NDR)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Henry, Ashley |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British jazz musician (piano, composition) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1991 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | South London |