Hank Roberts (born March 24, 1954, Terre Haute, Indiana) 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.
Background
In the early 1980s, Roberts made a number of recordings for the defunct JMT label, was a featured member of the Bill Frisell Quartet, and was an important voice in many groups of saxophonist Tim Berne. as well as re-releasing his entire JMT catalogue.
Selected discography
As leader
- Black Pastels (JMT, 1987)
- Birds of Prey (JMT, 1990)
- Little Motor People (JMT, 1993)
- 22 Years from Now (Level Green, 1997)
- I'll Always Remember (Level Green, 1998)
- Cause and Reflect (Level Green, 1998) with Tim Berne
- The Truth and Reconciliation Show (I Town, 2002)
- Green (Winter & Winter, 2008) with Marc Ducret and Jim Black
- Everything Is Alive (Winter & Winter, 2011) with Bill Frisell, Jerome Harris and Kenny Wollesen
- Congeries of Ethereal Phenomena (Newvelle, 2019)
- Science of Love (Sunnyside, 2021) with Hank Roberts Sextet