Bio

Ashley Daneman creates music that transforms pain into healing through radical transparency. The Savannah-based singer-songwriter crafts what she calls "art that holds what words cannot" - music that serves as emotional alchemy for both artist and listener.

Marlbank praised her ability to combine "a literary sensibility with a driving experimental jazz style where the heart of the song can find itself anywhere and always in a personal intimate space." Her critically acclaimed 2019 release People Are Fragile, features collaborations with Makaya McCraven, Rob Clearfield, and Matt Gold. The album traverses themes of loss, recovery, and rebirth with unflinching honesty.

Trained in classical voice from childhood, Daneman holds an M.M. from Manhattan School of Music and was artist-in-residence at The Kennedy Center's Betty Carter's JazzAhead and The Banff Centre's Jazz and Creative Workshop. Her music draws comparisons to Becca Stevens, Laura Nyro, and Joni Mitchell, with critics calling her work "a profound work of art that is so alive, so positive, and so blessedly musical."

Currently working on her forthcoming 2026 album, Daneman continues exploring the sacred territory where vulnerability becomes strength. She lives in Savannah with her husband, trumpeter Benje Daneman, and their children.