Born in Boston in 1991, double bassist and composer Henry Fraser moved to New York City in 2014 and has since developed a wide-ranging practice spanning improvisation, composition, and interdisciplinary collaboration. He has worked with artists including Ka Baird, John Zorn, Uniform, Mary Halvorson, Randall Dunn, and Joey Arias, and has performed internationally at venues and festivals such as Moers Festival, Unsound Festival, Carnegie Hall, and Lincoln Center.

Fraser’s work often begins with raw sonic materials that evolve through collaboration and engagement with a wide spectrum of musical forms—frequently communal, ceremonial, psychedelic, or devotional in character. His approach treats improvisation as a flexible framework through which these forms can be explored, placing emphasis on the personal histories and relationships that shape the music.

Since 2019, Fraser has focused intensively on solo music for the double bass, developing a distinctive practice centered on resonance, physical gesture, and extended acoustic inquiry. Across a series of recordings and performances, he has emerged as a compelling voice among a new generation of bassists expanding the instrument’s solo possibilities. His fourth solo album, Pneuma, will be released by Kou Records in 2026.

Fraser has been selected as a fellow for the Art OMI Music Residency (2021), was named a NYSCA/NYFA Finalist in Music/Sound (2022), and has held residencies at Pioneer Works and The Stone (both 2025). In 2023 he joined Carnegie Hall’s Future Music Project as a Teaching Artist, leading music workshops with incarcerated youth in New York City.