Hank Roberts
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Hank Roberts at Jazzhaus Stadtgarten, Köln/Cologne (Germany), March 2008
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| Background information | |
| Born | (1954-03-24) March 24, 1954 (age 70) Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. |
| Origin | New York City |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Cello, vocals |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Website | hankrobertsmusic |
Hank Roberts (born March 24, 1954, Terre Haute, Indiana)[1] is an American jazz cellist and vocalist. He plays the electric cello, and his style is a mixture of rock, jazz, avant-garde, folk, and classical influences. He emerged with the downtown New York City jazz scene of the 1980s and is associated with its post-modern tendencies.
In the early 1980s, Roberts made a number of recordings for the defunct JMT label, was a featured member of the Bill Frisell Quartet,[2] and was an important voice in many groups of saxophonist Tim Berne.[2] Roberts also recorded three discs with the Arcado String Trio, an improvisational chamber group featuring Mark Feldman, violin, and Mark Dresser, double bass.[2]
In the early 1990s, Roberts left Frisell's group and stopped touring widely. He continued to release recordings, if sporadically, including with the progressive folk group Ti Ti Chickapea.[1] In 2008, he was again touring and performing regularly, releasing Green (with Jim Black and Marc Ducret) on Winter & Winter, Stefan F. Winters subsequent label to JMT. In December 2011, Winter & Winter released Roberts' Everything Is Alive,[3] as well as re-releasing his entire JMT catalogue.
With Arcado String Trio
With Miniature (Joey Baron, Tim Berne, Roberts)
With Buffalo Collision
With Tim Berne and Aurora Nealand
With Tim Berne
With Bill Frisell
With Alex Cline
With Marilyn Crispell
With Ti Ti Chickapea
With Edmar Castañeda
With Donald Rubinstein
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