Jazz: Past

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

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.

Six world premieres for five different ensembles spanning the worlds of jazz, funk, R&B, World, classical, voice, large ensemble and chamber […]

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

The “wunderkind saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist” (NYTimes) will perform both old and new compositions arranged for a new group.

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

A memorial for the composer/improviser, with two of his well-known pieces and work by colleagues from throughout his career.

A networked performance between two ensembles at Roulette (3pm EST start time) and Faversham UK (8pm GMT start time).