Library Rock's Backpages

Tony Ashton, 1946-2000

Alan Clayson, The Guardian, 19 July 2001

BORN OF A musical family in Blackburn, Ashton grew up in Blackpool. Before leaving school at 15, he was already a competent pianist and organist, having absorbed the fluid styles of Jimmy Smith, Brother Jack McDuff and other American artists who had transported jazz to the borders of pop.

Total word count of piece: 451

Subscribe

Becoming a member is easy. Membership gives you access to all the thousands of articles in the library.

Click here to go to Subscribe page.

Click here for academic and other group subscriptions.