Ehud Asherie (born 1979) is a jazz pianist and organist.
Early life Asherie was born in Israel in 1979.Reney, Tom (February 8, 2012) "Is Ehud Asherie in Town?". JazzTimes. He moved with his family to Italy at the age of three, where he attended the Sir James Henderson School, now The British School of Milan, and then to the United States when he was nine. As a teenager in New York, he visited Smalls Jazz Club, and took lessons from Frank Hewitt, a pianist who often played there. Asherie first played at Smalls when he was a high school sophomore.Sinnreich, Aram (January 16, 2000) "Where the Solos Last till Dawn". The New York Times. p. CY1.
Later life and career Asherie played Hammond organ on his 2010 quartet release, Organic.Tannenbaum, Perry (May 2011) "Ehud Asherie – Organic". JazzTimes He recorded his first solo piano album, Welcome to New York, in 2010.Tannenbaum, Perry (May 2011) "Ehud Asherie – Welcome to New York". JazzTimes.
Playing style AllMusic's Ken Dryden commented on Asherie's Welcome to New York that "on his earlier CDs he mixed bop, swing, and standards with an occasional taste of stride, but for these solo piano sessions, he focuses more on stride and standards".Dryden, Ken "Ehud Asherie – Welcome to New York". AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
Discography An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.
As leader/co-leader Year recordedTitleLabelPersonnel/Notes2007LockoutPosi-ToneQuintet, with Grant Stewart (tenor sax), Ryan Kisor (trumpet), Joel Forbes (bass), Phil Stewart (drums)2007Swing SetPosi-ToneTrio, with Neal Miner (bass), Phil Stewart (drums)2007OrganicPosi-ToneQuartet, with Dmitri Baevsky (sax), Peter Bernstein (guitar), Phil Stewart (drums); released 20102009Modern LifePosi-ToneQuartet, with Harry Allen (tenor sax), Joel Forbes (bass), Chuck Riggs (drums); released 20102010Welcome to New YorkArborsSolo piano2012*Upper West SidePosi-ToneDuo, with Harry Allen (tenor sax)2013*Lower East SidePosi-ToneDuo, with Harry Allen (tenor sax)2016The Late SetAnzicDuo, with Hilary Gardner (vocals)2019*Wild Man BluesCapriTrio, with Peter Washington (bass), Rodney Green (drums)
As sideman Year recordedLeaderTitleLabel2014*The Bluebird of HappinessArbors2014*The Great CityAnzic2014*For George, Cole and Duke
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