Ned Rothenberg (born September 15, 1956) is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer.

He specializes in woodwind instruments, including the alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, and shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute).

He was a founding member of the woodwind trio New Winds with J. D. Parran and Robert Dick.

He has performed with Samm Bennett, Paul Dresher, Fred Frith, Evan Parker, Marc Ribot, Elliott Sharp, John Zorn, Yuji Takahashi, Sainkho Namtchylak, and Katsuya Yokoyama.

With New Winds With Semantics With Anthony Braxton With Robert Dick With Kip Hanrahan With Denman Maroney With Steve Nieve With Evan Parker With Marc Ribot With Adam Rudolph With Steve Swell With John Zorn With others