Osian Roberts is a tenor saxophonist who began playing saxophone at age nine. After promising beginnings in the Welsh jazz scene, he studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London and subsequently worked with many renowned British jazz musicians such as Sir John Dankworth, Jim Mullen, Pete Ind, and Peter King. Roberts lives between Great Britain, the Czech Republic, and the USA and currently leads a trio, quintet, and quartet with trumpeter Steve Fishwick. He is a full-toned hard-bop tenor saxophonist whose long-standing partnership with Steve Fishwick since 2002 has produced several recordings, including a collaboration with the late pianist Cedar Walton.