Christie Dashiell
PROJECTS:
NAACP Image Award winning and two-time GRAMMY® nominated vocalist and composer Christie Dashiell lives at the musical crossroads of jazz, rhythm and blues, gospel and soul. A graduate of Howard University and the
Manhattan School of Music, she has become known for
her improvisational prowess and effortlessly rich and clear
tone. Growing up in a musical household, her lineage is
deeply rooted. It was by watching her father, jazz bassist
and educator Carroll Dashiell, Jr, tour and teach that she
was inspired to pursue her passion for music.
She has been seen on NBC’s “The Sing-Off” with vocal
ensemble Afro Blue, and can be heard on countless
recordings including, Wynton Marsalis’ “The Ever Fonky
Lowdown.” In 2016, Dashiell released her critically
acclaimed debut solo album, Time All Mine, placing her in
a group of emerging artists on the rise. It was her
independently released sophomore album, Journey in
Black, that garnered her first GRAMMY® nomination for
Best Jazz Vocal Album in 2025. Recently, Dashiell
released, WE INSIST 2025! with her mentor, co-leader and
NEA Jazz master Terri Lyne Carrington - a timely and
genre-bending reimagining of Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln
and Oscar Brown Jr’s Freedom Now Suite. The album
landed her a second GRAMMY® nomination in 2026 for
Best Jazz Vocal Album as well as an NAACP Image
Award for Outstanding Jazz Album.
In addition to touring with her own quartet, Dashiell has
worked with countless artists including long-time
collaborator Marquis Hill, vocal ensemble Sweet Honey in
the Rock, bassist and producer Adam Blackstone and
acclaimed pianist Cyrus Chestnut. She has been seen in
concert on various national and international stages
namely, Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai, Marciac Jazz
Festival, and Bunkamura Orchard Hall in Tokyo. In
addition to performing and recording, Dashiell is on
faculty at Howard University, The New School and The
University of the District of Columbia.
PRESS QUOTES:
“one of today’s most innovative vocalists and composers”
DownBeat
“Her vocal improvisational skills, or scatting techniques, are phenomenal and reminiscent of John Coltrane on soprano saxophone improvising.”
All About Jazz
“[Journey to Black is] one of the most beautiful vocalist albums I have heard in recent years...an album that can already be considered a ‘Classic’.”
Paris Moves
