 He has since produced about 2,000 concerts, including jazz concert series and one-time events, as well as developed youth jazz education and outreach projects.In 1994 Ashby co-founded the MCG Jazz label with Bill Strickland, and has since produced about 40 recordings, including five GRAMMY Award winners and a series of educational DVDs produced from the MCG archive collection.Artists produced by Ashby include Sheryl Bailey and Nancy Wilson.