Avant Jazz: Past

Many improvising cohorts of experimental guitarist Davey Williams (1952 - 2019) perform in his honor. Documentary video will be shown.

Can you convince your computer you are human? The Blurring Test, a new Song Cycle by Varispeed and Peggy Weil.

For her 2nd performance as a Roulette Resident, Mattrey joins forces with Patrick Shiroishi, Chris Williams, and gabby fluke-mogul.

Composer/percussionists Adam Rudolph and Tyshawn Sorey will perform a collaborative percussion program.

The improviser and songwriter will debut new song-environments w/ Ryan Sawyer & Lester St. Louis as part of their Roulette Residency.

Ingrid Laubrock, Fay Victor & Patricia Brennan performing in NYC along w/ Mark Dresser, Michael Dessen, Joshua White & Gerald Cleaver in CA.

14 contemporaries of the luminary drummer/percussionist improvise with homemade and/or unusual instruments he amassed.

The New York City-based guitarist/composer/singer/songwriter presents a compendium of musical directions played by three ensembles.

The trio will perform music from their 2022 release, Were We Where We Were, and will feature pianist Angelica Sanchez.

The drummer and composer premieres “Dream Up,” a Roulette/NYSCA commissioned suite for percussion quartet.