Christie Dashiell [vocals]
Allyn Johnson [piano]
Romeir Mendez [bass]
Carroll Dashiell, III [drums]

With her sultry, soulful flare and cutting-edge compositions, GRAMMY® Nominated D.C.-based vocalist Christie Dashiell is armed with her distinctive and powerful voice and her serious chops as a jazz improviser and bandleader. As a member of Afro-Blue, Howard’s premier vocal jazz ensemble, Dashiell appeared on NBC’s “The Sing Off.” She has twice received recognition in DownBeat Magazine’s Student Music Awards as Outstanding Soloist and Best Vocalist in the Graduate College division. Her second album, Journey in Black, received a GRAMMY® nomination in 2025. Dashiell tours with her own quartet, and has performed with Nancy Wilson, Geri Allen, Smokey Robinson, Esperanza Spalding and Fred Hammond, to her more recent collaborations with modern jazz luminaries like Terri Lyne Carrington, Marcus Strickland and Marquis Hill. She has appeared at the Lincoln Theater in Washington D.C., Atlanta Jazz Festival, Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival, DC Jazz Festival and Winter Jazzfest in New York City.