Ash began playing professionally in 1951 when, with Tubby Hayes, he joined the band of Kenny Baker, with whom he played until 1953.[3] Following this association, Ash played with Vic Lewis (1953–56), then accompanied Hoagy Carmichael and Cab Calloway on their English tours.
He led his own group and was a favourite in the Melody Maker fan polls of the 1950s; concurrently he had a radio program called Sunday Break, which discussed jazz and religion. In 1954, the Vic Ash Quartet recorded with US singer Maxine Sullivan in London. Ash toured the U.S. in 1957 and returned to play with Lewis in 1959. His ensemble was the only one representing British jazz at the Newport Jazz Festival that year.
Ash remained a mainstay of the British jazz scene for decades, playing in small and large ensembles including the BBC Big Band. He accompanied Frank Sinatra on tours in Europe and the Middle East (such as Aryamehr concert) from 1970 until Sinatra's death.
Ash released many albums for Pye, Nixa and MGM, mostly in the mainstream jazz tradition. Vic Ash's co-authored autobiography I Blew It My Way (Northway Publications) appeared in 2006
Personal life and death
Ash died on 24 October 2014. He is survived by his wife, Helen, who he married in 1982.[4]
victor, march, 1930, east, london, october, 2014, english, jazz, saxophonist, clarinetist, jewish, ancestry, birth, namevictor, ashborn, 1930, march, 1930east, londondied24, october, 2014, 2014, aged, genresjazzoccupation, musicianinstrument, saxophoneclarinet. Victor Vic Ash 9 March 1930 in East London 24 October 2014 was an English jazz saxophonist and clarinetist 1 He was of Jewish ancestry 2 Vic AshBirth nameVictor AshBorn 1930 03 09 9 March 1930East LondonDied24 October 2014 2014 10 24 aged 84 GenresJazzOccupation s MusicianInstrument s SaxophoneClarinetYears active1951 2014Biography EditAsh began playing professionally in 1951 when with Tubby Hayes he joined the band of Kenny Baker with whom he played until 1953 3 Following this association Ash played with Vic Lewis 1953 56 then accompanied Hoagy Carmichael and Cab Calloway on their English tours He led his own group and was a favourite in the Melody Maker fan polls of the 1950s concurrently he had a radio program called Sunday Break which discussed jazz and religion In 1954 the Vic Ash Quartet recorded with US singer Maxine Sullivan in London Ash toured the U S in 1957 and returned to play with Lewis in 1959 His ensemble was the only one representing British jazz at the Newport Jazz Festival that year Ash remained a mainstay of the British jazz scene for decades playing in small and large ensembles including the BBC Big Band He accompanied Frank Sinatra on tours in Europe and the Middle East such as Aryamehr concert from 1970 until Sinatra s death Ash released many albums for Pye Nixa and MGM mostly in the mainstream jazz tradition Vic Ash s co authored autobiography I Blew It My Way Northway Publications appeared in 2006Personal life and death EditAsh died on 24 October 2014 He is survived by his wife Helen who he married in 1982 4 References Edit Vic Ash Biography www theguardian co uk William D Rubinstein Michael Jolles Hilary L Rubinstein The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo Jewish History Palgrave Macmillan 2011 p 39 Cook Richard 2005 Richard Cook s Jazz Encyclopedia London Penguin Books pp 21 22 ISBN 0 141 00646 3 Vic Ash Biography www henrybebop co uk Retrieved 21 June 2020 Vic Ash at Allmusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vic Ash amp oldid 1077601405, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
