Avant Jazz: Upcoming

The NY concert premiere of Hal Willner’s 1981 "concept album," the first time he approached recorded albums as sonic cinema.

An interdisciplinary sound performance with ink drawings that serve as graphic scores for the musicians.

The resident artist's sextet returns to Roulette to premiere and live-tape a new work about the persistence of vision.

Naphtali’s long-time duo partners perform together in live, electro-acoustic free/structured improvisations, with a premiere of her new work.

The composer, trumpeter, and Roulette-commissioned artist presents two new suites, written for and performed by his family.

Brown, Jr. will use archival recordings of Sun Ra provided by Chicago's ESS to extend his gestural electronic drumming via iPad and Ableton.

A personal exploration in vulnerability and a ritual for opening oneself via an improvised loop-pedal performance.

As part of her Roulette residency, eddy kwon leads an ecstatic ritual performance by a collective of composer-improvisers.

The Puerto Rican/American bassist, composer and improviser presents a new set of material for solo bass and celebrates his new solo record. 

The incubator for adventurous emerging artists celebrates its 25th anniversary with a performance by resident ensemble Found Sound Nation.