 Ashby is an adjunct professor at Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College where he teaches a Business of Jazz course to jazz performance majors and the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University.In September 2012, Ashby was presented with the Century Club Award.He is also a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), the Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (LARAS) and a member of the Society of American Magicians (SAM).