Ashish started learning Tabla from his father, Shri Satish Tare, at the age of 5 and is currently pursuing advanced training with Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri ji at the Ali Akbar College of Music. He is emerging as one of the most promising Tabla solo performers and accompanists from Bay area, USA. He has accompanied numerous artists from San Francisco Bay Area and India, such as Shri Ganesh Desai, Smt. Rewa Natu, Prathamesh Laghate, Mugdha Vaishampayan, and many more.

He has performed in various music festivals and competitions, such as Maharashtra Mandal Ganeshutsav, Late Shri Madhav Tare Sangeet Mahotsav, Pt. Kashinath Bodas Music Festival, Ud. Allarakha Birthday Festival and competitions such as Chaitradhun, Satyadevi Memorial Trust, Crescendo, and Zee TV’s International Indian Icon. Ashish is the 1st Runner Up in the Instrumental category of Zee TV’s International Indian Icon judged by Grand Master, Bappi Lahiri.

Ashish also enjoys teaching Tabla to young, aspiring students and has been teaching at Tabla Niketan for the last 7 years. Many of his students have won numerous awards at local music competitions and have performed at various talent shows.

He holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from San Jose State University and a Sangeet Visharad in Tabla from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyala.