Ashley Kahn is a Grammy-winning music historian, author and producer, a wearer of hats who is wary of autocrats, loves jazz but is allergic to cats. He is also a journalist, prolific writer of album liner notes, a producer of music recordings and documentaries, and has authored books on legendary recordings—A Love Supreme by John Coltrane, and Kind of Blue by Miles Davis; a record label: The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records; and co-wrote Carlos Santana’s autobiography The Universal Tone: Bringing My Story To Light. His most recent book, George Harrison on George Harrison: Interviews and Encounters was published in August 2020. He has received numerous honors for his writing including the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Jazz Journalists Association in 2023. He broke into the music business as a tour manager and music festival producer, has held a variety of positions in radio, television, and online businesses, and continues to teach at New York University’s Clive Davis Institute for Recorded Music.

Language spoken: English

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