Nova Jazz
- San Francisco, CA
- Jazz Band
- 31 Verified Bookings
Michele C. said “Daniel was fantastic on saxophone. He came prepared to play several of our favorite songs and added many that we really enjoyed. He added his own flair…”
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"My guests are still talking about how amazing the live Saxophonist was at my event." This is the common response from clients 99% of the time!
Ashley Jemison has been performing Popular Jazz and R&B for close to 20 years. What makes an event unique with Ashley is the improvisational twists she adds to songs and a concert level performance. Ashley Performs well over 100 private events per year. So she is great with a wide range of repertoire and can accommodate most special requests.
There are many amazing musicians to choose from for your event. You can guarantee that a live performance from Ashley Jemison will make your event the talk of the town; moreover a pleasant experience
Ashley was the perfect soundtrack to my wedding reception! From the moment cocktail hour began, she created a magical atmosphere with her music. Even with our early wedding and lunch reception, she kept the vibe lively and upbeat, and everyone raved about her performance. Every song she played was a gem, and she had us all swaying and singing along. If you're looking for an incredible musician to elevate your event, book Ashley!
Response from Saxophonist Ashley Jemison:
Thank you Tiffany! I had a great time entertaining you and your wedding guest. Wishing you and your husband all the best!
Ashley was absolutely amazing! Everyone still talks about her performance at our wedding cocktail hour til this day and our wedding was 6 months ago! She was polite and punctual. She played that Sax like it was no one’s business! We loved her!
Response from Saxophonist Ashley Jemison:
Thank you Miya! I had an amazing time celebrating you and your wife. Wishing you both a long and happy marriage and many blessings to you and your family.
Amazing
We booked Ashley for our Indian wedding a few months back, as our cocktail hour entertainment. We booked her well in advance (6mo or more), and she was very communicative and open to learning Indian/Bollywood songs that can be conveyed in a saxophone version.
Day of, it was AMAZING to hear all these familiar Bollywood songs in a medium we don't usually get to hear. My family was blown away and absolutely impressed with her professionalism, talent, and going above and beyond with learning new music.
I cannot recommend her more!!
She played for my wedding at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco and it was amazing! She played beautifully and was great with communication before the wedding all the way to the day of. She was very helpful and offered services that made my wedding run smoothly. I would definitely recommend booking her for any event. This woman is awesome!!!
I hired Ashley in September 2022 to play at my son's memorial celebration. Note that this is the second time I have hired Ashley, and I was NOT disappointed. My son played the trombone and loved music, and I wanted to pay tribute to him and his love of music. I also hired a trombone player for the memorial. Ashley arrived early, with her equipment and set up quickly (before I arrived) and was very professional, warm, pleasant and with a beautiful and understanding smile. She was also flexible to my request of songs and also offered me suggestions. She can play everything! Ashley was also open to my request for her and the trombone player to perform a couple of songs together although the two of them had never met or played together until the event. They took the lead and communicated together and worked things out. They were fabulous! Everyone enjoyed them both and I would highly recommend Ashley to others and would hire her again a million times over. If you hire Ashley for your event, you will not be disappointed. Thank you again Ashley for helping me celebrate my son in a fashion he would have loved!
Tamera
Response from Saxophonist Ashley Jemison:
Thank you Tamera for trusting me to honor your son. It is always been a pleasure to work with you.
Ashley is an excellent artist. She caters to her crowd. She is professional, kind and down to earth. She does not disappoint!
Ashley arrived ready to begin performing. She is incredibly talented and professional. Our guest were blown away by her performance! Ashley provided a wonderful repertoire of music during our cocktail reception. We will positively hire her again! Thanks Ashley for blessing our guest with your incredible talent!
Ashley is a very professional and talented sax player. She arrived on time with a wonderful warm understanding smile. I hired her to play at a memorial service for a cousin that lived jazz. Ashley can play or learn quickly just about anything. You will NOT be disappointed if you hire her. In fact I recommend that you do. There was one glitch where the background music did not cue up. No problem for Ms Ashley. She just started blowing beautifully. Everyone loved her and she mad a sad occasion very pleasant. My cousin would have loved her sound. I would hire Ashley again and again
Tamera G.
Yes she is an amazing player she came in with a professional attitude and courteousness have a nice paper and play the most refreshing music ever will book her again in a heartbeat everyone loved her
Ashley did a wonderful job, her professionalism her courteousness and more importantly the sound of the heavens from her saxophone.
She made the evening & an amazing event.
My wife’s best birthday surprise. I would book her again for our next event
My partner and I heard Ashley perform a few months back - we were blown away. She can play anything! As I was thinking about how to create the most personal and memorable proposal, I couldn’t think of a better person for the job. Ashley was so accommodating- helping pull this important surprise off. She helped create the playlist w my partner’s favorite songs from multiple genres and decades. We danced in celebration (she said yes!) and hope to see Ashley perform in the Bay Area again soon!
Price Range: $1000 and up
Gig Length: 30 - 240 minutes
Languages: English
Insurance: $1,000,000 - General Liability
You can expect that Ashley will be on time with a clean and neat set up (managing any wires or cables). Ashley is very easy to work with in terms of needs for the event. She interacts with the audience and encourages listeners to feel free to dance and have a great time.
ASHLEY JEMISON is bringing a new school vibe to smooth jazz. Covering the current styles of R&B and pop music of today while adding a unique improvisational twist leaves her audiences wanting more. She has been invited back for performances spanning from the Bay Area to Los Angeles. An event with the back drop of smooth and soulful saxophone tone of Ashley easily takes the ambience to a new level. While having played the sax for many years she knows that her passion was not just to play music but to share music with the World. Uplifting the spirits and moving people to dance, tears, happiness is what truly pushes Ashley to give performances of a lifetime.
Requirement from venue
*if outside - provide shade and or covering from sun/elements.
I provide
PA System
Microphone(s)
Cables/Wires/extension cords
Can work wirelessly for remote locations
November 16, 2023 • 8:00pm - 9:30pm | Corporate Event |
September 16, 2023 • 1:30pm - 2:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
August 26, 2023 • 5:30pm - 6:30pm | Wedding Reception |
May 30, 2023 • 11:30am - 3:30pm | Wedding Reception |
November 05, 2022 • 2:00pm - 4:00pm | Baby Shower |
June 10, 2022 • 7:00pm - 9:30pm | Birthday Party |
May 18, 2022 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Personal Occasion |
December 19, 2021 • 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Tuskegee University Alum Holiday Party |
December 12, 2021 • 5:30pm - 8:00pm | Quail Lakes Christmas Production |
December 11, 2021 • 5:30pm - 8:00pm | Quail Lakes Christmas |
December 08, 2021 • 11:00am - 12:30pm | Funeral |
November 21, 2021 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm | Wedding Reception |
November 06, 2021 • 7:00pm - 8:30pm | LiveStream Show |
November 06, 2021 • 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Yavette Birthday Party |
November 04, 2021 • 12:00pm - 12:15pm | Personal Occasion |
October 28, 2021 • 11:00am - 12:00pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
October 23, 2021 • 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Birthday Party |
October 10, 2021 • 3:00pm - 5:00pm | Live Streamed Event |
September 26, 2021 • 10:00am - 1:00pm | Private Event |
Michael Jackson (Don't Stop Till You Get Enough, Butterflies, Human Nature, Remember the Time)
Doja Cat (Kiss Me More, Say So)
Bruno Mars (Finesse, Leave the Door Open, Versace On The Floor, 24K Magic, Skate, Treasure)
H.E.R (Best Part, Damage)
Justin Beiber (Yummy, Peaches)
Drake ( Hotline Bling, One Dance, Passionfruit)
Lizzo - Juice
Summer Walker (Playing Games, Body, CPR, Come Thru)
Beyonce (Drunk in Love, Crazy in Love, Put A Ring on It)
SZA (The Weekend, Love Galore, Good Days)
Giveon - Like I Want You
Rihanna (Kiss it Better, Where have you been, Only Girl in the World)
Erykah Badu (On and On, Tyrone, Next Lifetime)
Usher ( My Way)
Daft Punk - Get Lucky
Weekend (I Can't Feel My Face, Blinding Lights, Take My Breath)
Snoh Aalegra (Whoa, I want you around)
Sam Smith - Stay With Me
Daniel Caesar - Get You
Selena (Dreaming of you tonight, Como La Flor, La Carcacha)
Maroon 5 (Moves Like Jagger, Sunday Morning)
Montell Jordan (This Is How We Do It)
Bell Biv Devo (Poison)
Camila Cabello (Havana)
Chris Brown (Go Crazy, No Guidance)
Isley Brother - For The Love of You
Tevin Campbell - Can We Talk
Al Green - Let's Stay Together
Stevie Wonder ( Higher Ground, All I do, Superstition, Knock you off your feet)
Journey- Don't Stop Believing
etc....
Shade or covering if outside
Michele C. said “Daniel was fantastic on saxophone. He came prepared to play several of our favorite songs and added many that we really enjoyed. He added his own flair…”
Teresa V. said “He was one of the best players I ever heard. He was a very professionally beautiful personality, with good vibes, and wonderful spirit.”
Abigail O. said “We wanted to have a live performer that was unique and would exemplify elegance and romance and we got exactly that. We were debating between a violinist…”
Michael W. said “We have our annual party and he is our live saxophone player. Very self efficient we had a good time.”