Emily Asher

American trombonist, born in Seattle, based in Brooklyn, New York. She earned three Bachelors degrees from the University of Washington. Upon graduating in 2004 she was hired as the Director of Bands at Ballou Junior High School in Puyallup, Washington where she taught for three years. In May of 2009 she completed her masters in music performance from CUNY Queens College. She has shared the stage with a wide variety of artists including Tony Bennett, Carol Burnett, Talib Kweli, Chaka Khan, Sheila E., Terri Lyne Carrington, Gerri Allen, Stephanie Mills, Branford Marsalis, Frank Wess, Anat Cohen and many others.