Pianist and organist Joe Ashlar has become one of the most beloved figures on the New Orleans club scene — a deep-rooted, soulful player whose command of the city's piano tradition and whose warm musical personality have made him a fixture at the city's finest venues.
Biography
Ashlar arrived in New Orleans and found a home in its musical culture, developing a style that draws on the blues, jazz, and funk traditions of the city's keyboard lineage. His organ work carries the deep soul of the instrument's New Orleans tradition, while his piano playing has a lyrical quality that traces back to the great New Orleans pianists — Professor Longhair, James Booker, Allen Toussaint. He is a regular at venues like the Spotted Cat and d.b.a., and his recordings capture a musician utterly at home in his chosen city.
Discography
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