Ashton Fletcher
Ashton Fletcher holds a Bachelor's Degree from the Peabody Conservatory and a Master's Degree from Morgan State University. He is also the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Fellowship. His performing career includes touring with international recording star, Bobby Vinton, with whom he toured three and one half years performing for crowds in excess of one hundred thousand people. He was also the bassist for ten consecutive years of the television special, "Christmas in Washington" on NBC. A few of the stars he performed for on that show were the Osmonds, Amy Grant, Gregory Hines, Frank Sinatra, Nell Carter, Reba McEntire and Aretha Franklin. In 1986, he performed on the international television spectacular, "Liberty Weekend." Ashton also played in the orchestra for the "Inaugural Gala" for the inauguration of President Bush which was an international television broadcast. Recently, Ashton opened up his own music school called “Fletcher Music School.”
