Avant Jazz: Past

“One of the alto saxophone’s harshest poets,” (The Boston Phoenix) Wally Shoup plays unfettered, emotion-laden alto sax. His […]

Cellists Michelle Kinney and Jacqueline Ferrier-Ultan have been exploring their collaboration together since 2002 when they discovered a […]

Saxophonist/composer Matana Roberts presents CoinCoin:Installation 1, the first performance of her in-progress musical narrative, which explores […]

Ben Neill (mutantrumpet/electronics,) with John Conte (bass) & Jim Mussen (drums,) presents XIX, a concert of music and interactive video […]

“K2K” Over some 30 years, the unpredictable composer/pianist Kirk Nurock has orchestrated for Dizzy Gillespie, Leonard Bernstein, […]

Composer and hyperpianist Denman Maroney presents works of the seventies, eighties, nineties and aughties (including some world and New York […]

Pianist/composer Myra Melford presents a solo piano program of old and new compositions/improvisations, including the New York debut of her new […]

Keyboardist Yuko Fujiyama brings her ensemble to Roulette, with Jennifer Choi on violin, Tomas Ulrich on cello and Reggie Nicholson on drums. […]

Todd Nicholson (bassist and composer) has performed internationally with fellow improvising giants like Billy Bang, Butch Morris and Frank Lowe. […]

Violinist, composer and improviser Billy Bang is one of the most prolific and original members of the progressive scene. He is known for his […]