Acclaimed NYC-based Jazz Alto Saxophonist Ned Rothenberg
Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with acclaimed NYC-based jazz alto saxophonist Ned Rothenberg. We caught up with him to talk about his new 2025 release Looms and Legends, navigating the COVID era, and his long, influential career in the world of jazz and beyond.
Ned is a multi-instrumentalist who composes and performs on saxophones, clarinets, flute, and shakuhachi—the Japanese end-blown bamboo flute. For more than 30 years he has been internationally celebrated for his groundbreaking solo performances, presented in hundreds of concerts across North and South…
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