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.
Mali Obomsawin Live Scores Sugarcane Screening
TODAY 8:00 pm
Tickets $35
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Live accompaniment to a documentary screening about the abuse at an Indian residential school in Canada. Co-presented by World Music Institute.
Oghlan Bakhshi: Journey Across the Steppes of Central Asia & Iran (RBA)
Saturday, November 1, 2025. 8:00 pm
Tickets $30
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A rare performance of Turkmen folk music performed by virtuoso dutar and gyjak players.
The Music of Anthony Braxton: Composition No. 101 by Ingrid Laubrock and Shinya Lin // Syntactical Ghost Trance Music by The Tri-Centric Vocal Ensemble
Wednesday, November 5, 2025. 8:00 pm
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Our year-long celebration of Braxton continues with performances of his work by Ingrid Laubrock/Shinya Lin and The Tri-Centric Vocal Ensemble.
Kelly Moran: Don’t Trust Mirrors
Thursday, November 6, 2025. 8:00 pm
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New York-based composer and pianist shares the NY premiere of material for her new album for prepared piano and electronics.
Ghost Train Orchestra: Cities
Friday, November 7, 2025. 8:00 pm
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Brooklyn based large ensemble of vanguard musicians premieres new compositions inspired by cities around the world.
The Music of Anthony Braxton: Concert and Reflections, with Mary Halvorson and George Lewis
Wednesday, November 12, 2025. 8:00 pm
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Works by Braxton and his former collaborator, Mary Halvorson, for Roulette's year-long celebration of Braxton's 80th birthday. Free w/ RSVP
AACM NYC’s 60th Anniversary: Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. Muhal Richard Abrams (Night 1)
Friday, November 14, 2025. 8:00 pm
Tickets $45
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Co-founder of esteemed organization is honored for a two-night celebration featuring performances by jazz legends.
AACM NYC’s 60th Anniversary: Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. Muhal Richard Abrams (Night 2)
Saturday, November 15, 2025. 8:00 pm
Tickets $45
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Co-founder of esteemed organization is honored for a two-night celebration featuring performances by jazz legends.
Music for Two Pianos: Anthony Braxton’s Composition 95 by Ursula Oppens & Adam Tendler // Composition 38 by Darius Jones & Cecilia Lopez
Wednesday, November 19, 2025. 8:00 pm
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An extremely rare performance of Braxton’s Composition 95, first recorded by Oppens and Frederic Rzewski in 1982.
Music for Two Pianos: Bob + Blue, A Tribute to Robert Ashley and “Blue” Gene Tyranny
Thursday, November 20, 2025. 8:00 pm
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Pianists Sarah Cahill and Joseph Kubera present two-piano gems and other compositions by Robert Ashley and "Blue" Gene Tyranny.