ENNANGA
Ashley Jackson
Release Date: June 16, 2023
Harpist Ashley Jackson explores the musical and spiritual connections between various forms of American musical expression in her new album, Ennanga. Through the works of notable Black composers who have redefined musical landscapes, the album celebrates the centrality of the African American spiritual to the history of American music. Ennanga features The Harlem Chamber Players and Jackson's harp transcriptions of works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Alice Coltrane, as well as original compositions by William Grant Still and Brandee Younger.
ASHLEY JACKSON
Praised for her “soulful” and “eloquent” playing (Musical America), harpist Ashley Jackson enjoys a multifaceted career as a highly sought-after musician and collaborator in New York and beyond. As a soloist, she has performed at Lincoln Center, Celebrate Brooklyn! and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. As an orchestral and chamber musician, she's performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Louisiana Philharmonic, International Contemporary Ensemble, The Knights, and is a regular member of The Harlem Chamber Players. As a producer, her credits include the film In Song and Spirit, a musical documentary that weaves together excerpts from Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl with stories of Jackson's own family history; as well as Infoxication, a mixed-media collaboration with curator Roya Sachs and composer Danielle Eva Schwob. She is currently an Assistant Professor and the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Music Department at Hunter College. Jackson holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Juilliard School, a Master of Music degree from the Yale School of Music, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University.
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TRACK LIST
Prema
2. I'm Troubled in Mind
3. Essence of Ruby
4. Ennanga:
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II
III
7. The Angels Changed My Name