This event is part of Roulette’s 2025 series in honor of composer Anthony Braxton’s 80th birthday year. Earlier in 2025 Roulette honored Braxton at our annual Gala; The Music of Anthony Braxton is a four-part series throughout November that continues our celebration of Braxton’s incomparable and ongoing contributions to creative music spanning more than half a century.

Three of Anthony Braxton’s current and former collaborators, Adam Matlock, Anne Rhodes, and Kyoko Kitamura, will lead a hands-on, participatory workshop exploring the music of Braxton through several of his systems, including Language Music, Ghost Trance Music, and more. Braxton’s systems are frameworks for notation and improvisation that have formed the basis of many of his seminal works.

Adam Matlock, who has toured extensively with Braxton in various ensembles, will present Braxton’s most recent systems. Vocalist Anne Rhodes, a leading interpreter of Braxton’s work, will guide the audience through Syntactical Ghost Trance Music. Former Tri-Centric Foundation Executive Director and frequent Braxton collaborator, Kyoko Kitamura, will introduce participants to Braxton’s Language Music, a form of conducted improvisation, and discuss its role within larger ensembles and written scores.

Instruments are welcome but not required to participate.

On Wednesday, November 5th, Roulette will host performances featuring Braxton’s systems in practice for The Music of Anthony Braxton: Composition No. 101 // Syntactical Ghost Trance Music with composer-improvisers Ingrid Laubrock and Shinya Lin, and The Tri-Centric Vocal Ensemble.

*ALL ROULETTE MEMBERS FREE*

A livestream will be available and archived for future viewing.