Ned Rothenberg


Ned Rothenberg is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer. He specializes in woodwind instruments, including the alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, and shakuhachi. He is known for his work in contemporary classical and free improvisation. Rothenberg is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. He was a founding member of the woodwind trio New Winds with J. D. Parran and Robert Dick. He has performed with Samm Bennett, Paul Dresher, Fred Frith, Evan Parker, Marc Ribot, Elliott Sharp, John Zorn, Yuji Takahashi, Sainkho Namtchylak, and Katsuya Yokoyama.

Discography

As leader

With New Winds
  • The Cliff
  • Traction
  • Digging It Harder from Afar
  • Potion
With Semantics
  • Semantics
  • ''Bone of Contention''

    As sideman

With Anthony Braxton
  • Creative Orchestra 1978
  • Trillium R
  • Orchestra 1978
With Robert Dick
  • Venturi Shadows
  • Worlds of If
With Kip Hanrahan
With Denman Maroney
  • Fluxations
  • Gaga
  • Udentity
With Steve Nieve
With Evan Parker
  • The Moment's Energy
  • Hasselt
  • Seven ElectroAcoustic Septet
With Marc Ribot
  • Music from the Performance Inasmuch As Life Is Borrowed
  • Scelsi Morning
  • Soundtracks Volume 2
With Adam Rudolph
  • Dream Garden
  • Can You Imagine...The Sound of a Dream
With Steve Swell
  • Flurries Warm and Clear
  • Kanreki: Reflection & Renewal
With John Zorn
With others