Ashni is a New York-based songwriter, composer, vocalist and pianist. Her relationship with the stage began with classical North Indian dance, Kathak, and western classical piano. A first-generation Indian American, she grew up absorbing Hindustani classical music and Garba, Gujarati folk music and dance. From these roots, she incorporates her love for pop, jazz, and R&B, and envelops listeners in a reflective, cathartic dimension. Her work meditates on the relationships we build with the self, our communities, and all beings in our natural world.

Her performance credits include Lincoln Center, Joe’s Pub, WNYC's The Greene Space, National Sawdust, and more. She has performed across the east coast in the US, Paris, and Mumbai. She is a member of the Resistance Revival Chorus. Her music has been featured on Spotify's Women of Jazz playlist, in Ayodele Casel’s “Where We Dwell” at New York City Center, and the acclaimed, Emmy-nominated web series “Brown Girls.”

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Photo Credit: Noel Woodford