
Hank Roberts
“There’s a wisdom and patience and catholicity in this record (‘Green’). ‘It’s all one song,’ goes the hip musician’s cliché, but Mr. Roberts walks that walk.” – NY Times
With a career spanning over 50 years, he has played in some of the world’s most prestigious venues with a host of celebrated Jazz, Improvisation and New Music performers. His playing is highlighted on a vast array of recordings, including more than a dozen of his own. Hank was the winner of Downbeat magazine’s 2022 Critics’ Awards for “Rising Star in the Miscellaneous Instrument (cello)” category.
In addition to his recent extensive touring schedule in Europe, Canada and the US, with artists such as Bill Frisell, Petra Haden, Rudy Royston, Aurora Nealand, Tim Berne, Gordon Grdina and the Italian-based group ‘Pipe Dream’, Hank has been a part of the Ithaca music scene for many years, performing with some of Ithaca’s favorite musicians, including his current trio with drummer Ashley Ickes and pianist Chad Lieberman.