Born in Boston, MA in 1991, Henry Fraser moved to NYC in 2014, and has been actively working on a diverse array of project since. He has worked with such artists as John Zorn, Ka Baird, Uniform, Brandon Seabrook, Lea Bertucci, and Isa Crespo Pardo’s sinonó. He has toured throughout the US and abroad, playing such venues as the Panama Jazz Festival, Moers Festival, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and Lincoln Center. Much of Fraser’s work is rooted in his music for solo double bass, which has culminated in three releases - his latest, Breath Line is scheduled for release in the fall of 2024 - establishing him as a technical and creative force among his generation of bassists. The self-titled release of his band, The Full Salon, was featured in Rolling Stone’s “6 Paths Through Jazz in 2020”. Fraser was selected as a fellow for the Art OMI Music residency (2021), was named a NYSCA/NYFA Finalist in the category of Music/Sound (2022) and was invited to participate in the SWR NEWJazz Meeting (2022). In 2023, he joined Carnegie Hall’s Future Music Project as a Teaching Artist, facilitating music workshops with incarcerated youth in NYC.

“What ties “Buzzed” together is Fraser’s willingness to follow an idea wherever it leads, charting a path of intriguing leaps and sneaky side-steps”