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 EP “Who I Dreamed Of” released in March 2022, where she made her headlining debut at Joe’s Pub. Forthcoming work includes a full-length album, for which she received the NYC Women’s Fund Grant, a collaboration on Ganavya Doraiswamy’s “How To Cure A Ghost: The Album,” songs made from Fariha Roisin’s poetry, and original score on Sushma Khadepaun’s short film “Places I’ve Called My Own", co-composed with Neha Jiwrajka.

She has performed across the east coast in the US, Paris, and Mumbai. Her performance credits include Lincoln Center, Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater, WNYC's The Greene Space, National Sawdust in NYC, Sunset Sunside in Paris, and most recently at The Quarter Mumbai, and more. 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.