Roulette Members may reserve a limited number of tickets using their member benefits by emailing development@roulette.org. Member reservations must be made in advance by June 12.
Set 1, 7:00pm: Gerald Cleaver Black Host
Cooper-Moore – piano, synth / Brandon Seabrook – guitar / Darius Jones – alto saxophone / Dezron Douglas – bass / Brandon Lopez – bass / Gerald Cleaver – drums, composition
Set 2, 8:00pm: Karen Borca Quartet
Karen Borca – bassoon / Rob Brown – alto sax, flute /Hilliard Greene -bass / Jackson Krall – drums
Set 3, 9:00pm: Hamid Drake Turiya: Honoring Alice Coltrane
James Brandon Lewis – tenor sax / Jamie Saft – piano, keyboards / Pasquale Mirra – vibraphone / Joshua Abrams – bass, guembri / Hamid Drake – drums, percussion, vocals / Patricia Nicholson Parker – dance, spoken word
Set 4, 10:00pm: Mark Dresser 7
Mark Dresser – bass, composition / Nicole Mitchell – flutes / Keir GoGwilt – violin / Marty Ehrlich – reeds / Michael Dessen – trombone / Joshua White – piano Michael Sarin – drums
Founded in 1996, Arts for Art (AFA) is a New York City based tax exempt organization dedicated to the promotion and advancement of Black Multicultural Improvised Creative Arts — an African American indigenous art form in which improvisation is principal. This art embodies music, dance, poetry and visual arts. It is recognized for its variety of highly developed and personalized improvisational languages. AFA works to preserve the legacy of FreeJazz, and to ensure a vital future through its re- imagination by new generations of artists. Spearheaded by the internationally renowned Vision Festival, AFA’s programming brings together multiple generations of vibrant, diverse and highly skilled artists. To further its goals of diversity and accessibility, AFA fosters education initiatives and produce events that build community amongst artists and audiences.