Improvisation: Past

The second night of two centered around legendary guitarist Bill Orcutt and performers/collaborators from his eclectic Palilalia record label.

The first night of two centered around legendary guitarist Bill Orcutt and performers/collaborators from his eclectic Palilalia record label.

Contemporary works by composer/performers Miguel Frasconi + Tom Hamilton + Matthew Ostrowski with Meaghan Burke, and Mari Kimura.

Composer of the acclaimed Odesa Suite premieres new work, out on John Zorn's Tzadik label, feat. Pauline Kim Harris, Celia Hatton, and Andrew […]

A rare form of Vietnamese chamber music convenes with Western contemporary string music to reanimate Ca Trù's disavowed histories.

Experimental duo perform a surreal protest of sound and spectacle warping 80s talk-show nostalgia into an eerie mirror of today.

Solo, raw electric guitar takes on John Coltrane by Polish guitarist/improviser whose work blends jazz, blues, and global folk traditions.

Saxophonist and composer Emilio Modeste performs new work for his Roulette residency.

A subversive interrogation on the soloist-with-strings tradition opened by a meditative performance on Hardanger d'amore.

Recent works for unstable systems by Collins w/ Ben Neill // Olencki plays autoharp, vibration motors, salvaged clock parts, and more.