 As a guitarist, Ashby performed and recorded with Slide Hampton, Claudio Roditi, Nancy Wilson, Paquito D'Rivera, Herbie Mann, Phil Woods, The Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band.In 2010 he conducted and performed for as part of the Pittsburgh's 21st Century Swing Band's album, "Pittsburgh Jazz Legacy".Ashby has acted as artistic advisor and producer for jazz concerts and festivals around the United States, including the Animal Crackers jazz series in Racine, Wisconsin, Jazz on the Circle at Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Jazz at Seven Springs Festival in Champion, Pennsylvania.