Byron Asher is a clarinetist and saxophonist, composer and improviser based in New Orleans.
Raised in Maryland, he has performed across Europe and the U.S. Festivals include the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and French Quarter Festival, the Montreux Jazz Festival, Jazz a Vienne in France, and the Karlovy Vary Jazz Festival in the Czech Republic. He has also played shows and festivals in Germany, Poland, and Slovakia and performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
As a composer, Byron's work has been supported by MacDowell, A Studio In The Woods (New Orleans), the Jazz And Heritage Foundation (New Orleans), the Foundation for Contemporary Arts (NYC), the Marigny Opera Ballet (New Orleans) and the Puffin Foundation (Teaneck, NJ).
