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Jason Abraham Roberts is the professional name of American musician and producer Jason Roberts. [1] [2] [3] [4] Roberts is best known for his collaborations with Bedouine, [5] [6] Norah Jones, [7] [8] [9] [10] Hymns, [11] Ben Kweller, [12] and The Candles. [13]
Roberts met Ben Kweller at The Living Room shortly after relocating to New York City.
Kweller was about to embark on the On My Way world-tour and on the hunt for a new guitarist; Roberts quickly filled this role to play guitar and piano at 92 concerts. [14] [15] Roberts toured again with Kweller in 2006 in support of the album: Ben Kweller. [16] [14] [12]
In fall 2006, Roberts formed the band: Hymns with Brian Harding, Matt Shaw, and Tony Kent. [17]
The band would later release the record Brother/Sister , which was critically acclaimed by Spin Magazine [11] and MTV News. [18] Afterwards, the band toured with Ben Kweller, The Lemonheads, Butch Walker, and Daniel Johnston. Later, Roberts and the Hymns released the albums: Travel in Herds (2008) and Appaloosa (2009).
Roberts and other members of Hymns were also Daniel Johnston's backing band for several tours, including an appearance at the Hollywood Bowl (2014). [19] [20]
Roberts was a member of The Candles. [21]
The band had toured several times with The Lemonheads, acted as Evan Dando's backing band, and opened for Norah Jones on her Daybreaks World Tour . [22] [23] [24]
Roberts was the lead guitarist in the Norah Jones band. [25] [26] [27]
He toured extensively with her during the 2012–2013: Little Broken Hearts Tour [28] [29] and the 2016–2017: Daybreaks World Tour . Roberts has appeared live with Jones on television and radio programs including Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, [30] Later... with Jools Holland, [31] Austin City Limits, [32] and the Late Show with David Letterman. [33] [34]
Roberts is the lead guitarist in Bedouine's band. [35] [36] [6]
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