Music: Upcoming
Roulette’s Concert Series for New + Adventurous Music, launched in 1978, presents a wide range of experimental music including avant-jazz, new music, opera, world music, and electronic. This eclectic series features the work of well-known innovators in contemporary music, but a large percentage of the Series is devoted to emerging artists and composers.
Improv Nights 2026: A Tribute to Derek Bailey (night 2), guest curated by Chris Ryan Williams
TODAY 8:00 pm
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Annual 3-night celebration of the late guitarist, bringing together rotating combinations of master improvisers—selected by 3 guest curators.
Improv Nights 2026: A Tribute to Derek Bailey (night 3), guest curated by Chris Cochrane
Saturday, January 24, 2026. 8:00 pm
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Annual 3-night celebration of the late guitarist, bringing together rotating combinations of master improvisers—selected by 3 guest curators.
We Got Us: Emily Manzo // Bent Duo // Naama Tsabar’s Double Face
Tuesday, January 27, 2026. 8:00 pm
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Three performances on piano and guitar that challenge perceived norms of intimacy and collaboration.
Ingrid Laubrock’s Purposing The Air: Sara Serpa + Matt Mitchell // Theo Bleckmann + Ben Monder
Wednesday, January 28, 2026. 8:00 pm
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World premiere of compositions from Laubrock's latest Pyroclastic Records release, her first project to feature the voice.
Kertenkele feat. Darius Jones // Tashi Dorji
Thursday, January 29, 2026. 8:00 pm
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Improvisations on guitar followed by new work from electroacoustic trio featuring composer/improviser Darius Jones.
Ablaye Cissoko and Cyrille Brotto (WMI)
Friday, January 30, 2026. 8:00 pm
Tickets $45
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Celebrated Senegalese kora artist Ablaye Cissoko and French diatonic accordion virtuoso Cyrille Brotto present their latest collaboration.
MIXOLOGY: Ted Gordon’s “The Composer’s Black Box: Making Music in Cybernetic America”
Wednesday, February 4, 2026. 8:00 pm
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Panel and concert about Ted Gordon's new book exploring the relationship between human musicians and their electronic musical instruments.
MIXOLOGY: Tommy Martinez // Sydney Spann
Thursday, February 5, 2026. 8:00 pm
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A double bill featuring spatial sound mixes played by remote performers and explorations in voice and electronics.
MIXOLOGY: Nicolas Collins // Weston Olencki
Friday, February 6, 2026. 8:00 pm
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Recent works for unstable systems by Nicolas Collins w/ Ben Neill // Weston Olencki plays autoharp, vibration motors, salvaged clock parts, and […]
MIXOLOGY: D.O.T. Audio Arts, An Evening of Difficult Music
Saturday, February 7, 2026. 8:00 pm
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D.O.T. Audio Arts—label home to Cities Aviv/African American Sound Recordings, Dorothy Carlos, and others—takes over Roulette for an evening.