Ashley Baier

Equally accomplished in drum set and orchestral percussion, Ashley Baier is a fixture in New York’s theater and pop music scenes. Baier has performed on Broadway with Six, Suffs and The Lightning Thief, off-broadway in Little Shop of Horrors and Between the Lines, at La Jolla Playhouse with Hundred Days, and toured nationally for five seasons with How the Grinch Stole Christmas. A proponent of new musical theater, she originated the drum book for Interstate, MISS STEP, Hound Dog, and American Morning. 


Baier is a member of Brass Queens, an all-female group with a signature style that sits at the intersection of the Big Apple and the Big Easy. A core value of the band is to play for as many audiences as possible to increase the visibility of female musicians in brass bands. The band plays over 100 shows a year at home and on tour, at venues such as The Capitol Theater, Blue Note, and Brooklyn Bowl, and at the Telluride, Ottawa, Exit Zero, and Earshot Jazz Festivals. 


As a drummer, Baier has performed with David Byrne, PitchBlak Brass Band, Pharoahe Monch, John Hodgman, The Bengsons, and Kermit the Frog. As an orchestral percussionist, she has appeared at renowned venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Kennedy Center. Baier’s discography includes over 30 recordings with a full spectrum of pop, rock, and jazz artists as well as many cast recordings.


Baier has a BM from the University of Maryland and a MM from Mannes College of Music | The New School. In 2017, Cumberland, MD’s Allegany High School—her alma mater—dedicated an award in her name: the Ashley Baier Award In Percussion Excellence is given to a graduating senior who demonstrates outstanding leadership and dedication to the highest level of musical performance.
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