Dorthy Ashby, born Dorothy Jeanne Thompson in 1930 was America’s first great Jazz Harpist.

This is an interesting article sharing her rise into what now is iconic Harp music. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/listening-booth/how-dorothy-ashby-made-the-harp-swing

“Coltrane was as much of a sonic innovator and cultural personality as her predecessor (Ashby) was a pioneer of the instrument.”

By Julian Lucas
June 9, 2023