Ashni Davé

Vocalist | Pianist | Composer | Songwriter | Producer
ashni.dave@gmail.com

Keychange U.S. Talent Development Program Artist, June 2024
American Composers Forum Finalist + Honorable Mention, July 2023
Jerome Hill Artist Finalist (Jerome Foundation), Jan 2023
Avaloch Farm Residency Awardee, Summer 2023 + 2024
Gold House Futures Music Accelerator Finalist + Futures Network Member, Mar 2023
NYFA Women’s Fund for Music, Media, and Theatre Grant Awardee, Feb 2022
New Music USA's Creator Development Fund Grant Awardee, April 2022
Allen Center Newton Cultural Alliance Resident (MA), Feb 2022
NYFA City Artist Corps Grant Awardee, Aug 2021
Van Lier Fellowship in Music Performance + Composition Fellowship Finalist, Aug 2021
NYFA Women’s Fund for Music, Media, and Theatre Finalist, Feb 2020

“Honey” song as score for “Sitayana” by Lavina Jadhwani, at The Tank, Aug 2023
“Honey” song featured in Ayodele Casel’s show “Where We Dwell” at New York City Center, April 2023
Original score, co-composed with Neha Jiwrajka, for “Places I’ve Called Home” short film by Sushma Khadepaun, March 2023
“Weave” Music Video Selected in South Asian Film Festival (Los Angeles, CA), Aug 2019
“Honey” song as score for in Emmy-Nominated “Brown Girls” Web Series, Feb 2017

Headlining:

Featuring:

Joshua Tree Music Festival (CA), Oct 2024
Kennedy Center, ensemble choir in Chandrika Tandon’s Shivoham: The Quest (DC), Nov 2019
National Sawdust, co-produced + performed in annual benefit for Sakhi for South Asian Women (NY), July 2019
Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater, solo performance + supporting Treya Lam (NY), Nov 2018 + July 2019
City Winery, solo + RRC performance with Madison McFerrin (NY), Feb 2019
Music Hall of Williamsburg, solo performance supporting The Shivers (NY), Feb 2017
Emmy-Nominated “Brown Girls” Series Release Show at NYU (NY), Feb 2017
Rough Trade, solo performance supporting The Shivers (NY), July 2017
The Greene Space at WNYC, Asian American Arts Alliance Gala (NY), June 2016

Member of the Resistance Revival Chorus:

Recorded on a re-imagined version of Ani DiFranco’s “Revolutionary Love”, Jul 2021
Late Night With Stephen Colbert, recorded + performed with Fleet Foxes. Recording available on vinyl. Sept 2021
President Biden Inauguration, recorded + performed with Deva Mahal, Jan 2021
Pioneer Works 37d03d Residency, May 2019
Carnegie Hall with Deva Mahal, performance, April 2019
Jazz at Lincoln Center, performance, Oct 2018
Recorded with Jim James at Spotify Studios, Oct 2018
Summerstage with Angelique Kidjo, performance, Sept 2018

Vocalist & Pianist

Western classical vocal training under Amanda Flynn, Christine Reimer, Dallin Applebaum, Neha Jiwrajka, 2013-Present
Jazz piano training under Sam Yahel, 2016-2017
Western classical piano training under Gerri Rhodes, 1998-2008

Kathak Dancer

Trained at the East-West School of Dance under Pundit Satya Narayan Charka, 1998-2008
Attended intensive workshops taught by Pt. Birju Maharaj, 2004-Jun 2008
Completed Rangmanch Pravesh, signifying official entrance onto the stage, Jun 2008