CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED HARPIST ASHLEY JACKSON ANNOUNCES NEW DIGITAL EP COVER GIRL OUT FEB 27
First Single Out Now
“Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”
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[‘Take Me To The Water’] "Jackson conjures up spiritual realms that glide like a raft on calm waters."
-NPR Morning Edition
[“Unrest”] “ A breathtakingly beautiful track from harpist Ashley Jackson”
-NPR All Songs Considered
06 FEBRUARY 2026 (TORONTO, ON) – Critically acclaimed harpist Ashley Jackson has announced her new digital EP Cover Girl is out Feb 27 via Decca Records US. The first single “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood ,” a breathtaking arrangement of the Nina Simone originally recorded classic, is out today. Cover Girl celebrates the fearless women who have shaped the popular music landscape. With brand new arrangements, Ashley Jackson pays homage to those artists who defied the limitations of genre, inspiring her own sense of what’s possible with the language of music. Listen to “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” here and watch the visualizer here.
“Cover Girl allowed me to dig into the depths and complexities of the human voice, and explore how to engage with the various types of genres that I’ve always loved. What I love about this project is that it gave me an opportunity to be my freest, most authentic self,” says Jackson.
Cover Girl features artistic arrangements of music by popular icons such as Whitney Houston and Nina Simone, and more recent artists like Arooj Aftab. The 4-track EP resolves with a soul-stirring rendition of "Dreaming my Dreams," the wistful track by The Cranberries and the exceptionally gifted lead singer, the late Dolores O'Riordan.
About Ashley Jackson
Praised for her “soulful” and “eloquent” playing (Musical America), Decca US Recording Artist harpist Ashley Jackson enjoys a multifaceted career as a highly sought-after musician and collaborator. As a soloist, she has performed at Lincoln Center, Celebrate Brooklyn! and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. She has also performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Qatar Philharmonic, and is a member of the Harlem Chamber Players.
She is currently an Assistant Professor and the Director of Performance for the Music Department at Hunter College, where she teaches chamber music, harp, and courses such as Arts in New York City and Storytelling through Performance.
Ashley holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Juilliard School, a Master of Music degree from the Yale School of Music, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University.