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Joy Askew is a sublime singer and composer with a crack ensemble to boot. Join us!

Joy Askew ~ Piano, Voice
Luca Benedetti ~ Guitar
Andy Hess ~ Bass
Tony Mason ~ Drums

JOY ASKEW came to New York City from the North of  England in the 80’s and has enjoyed an embellished career  playing keyboards and singing alongside music icons such as  Peter Gabriel, Laurie Anderson, Joe Jackson, Rodney  Crowell, Jack Bruce and Quincy Jones.  

She has performed with her own band on stages from NYC’s  CBGBs to festivals in UK, USA, Japan and Europe and  opened for David Bowie and David Byrne among others.  

Now as a re-invented musical poet, she has been a dedicated  songwriter since the late nineties and her ninth full length  album as an artist, Everything Is Different, was released in  2022. Her most recent live EP, Joy Askew Live at Grand  Street Recording, was released Summer 2024 on Bandcamp  and features her band, Tony Mason: drums, Andy Hess: bass,  Guitarist Luca Benedetti and Daniel Mintseris: synths &  electronics.  

A frequent performer at Bar Lunatico and other NYC venues,  Askew also sings in a Brooklyn choir that was featured on a  Sufjan Stevens EP, collaborated with a British brass band and  released a downtempo jazz electronica album along the way.