Music: Past
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.
M3 Festival 2026: Terri Lyne Carrington, William Parker, Theo Bleckmann, Martha Redbone, and More
Saturday, November 7, 2026. 7:00 pm
The 5th annual M³ festival celebrates some of the most innovative composer-performers in the jazz and creative music scene.
Sahba Motallebi & Ensemble: Persian Music – an Evening of Solidarity and Harmony (RBA)
Thursday, November 5, 2026. 8:00 pm
"Queen of the Tar" performs solo and with ensemble for an evening that explores the rich traditions of Persian music.
AACM NYC: Celebrating 61 Years of Creative Music with Adegoke Steve Colson and Iqua Colson // JD Parran & Spirit Stage 3
Wednesday, November 4, 2026. 8:00 pm
One of the longest-standing musicians’ associations in the United States celebrates 61 years of fostering creative music.
Cecilia Lopez’s Filter Four // Melissa Almaguer
Tuesday, November 3, 2026. 8:00 pm
New quartet explores acoustic-electronic boundaries, opened with an immersive solo performance of experimental tap dancing.
Memory as a Rock Out of Reach: EMA and Tabitha Nikolai
Friday, October 30, 2026. 8:00 pm
A duet of video game visuals, modular synth, guitar, and voice exploring the psycho-sexual inner world of a girl-child in the '80s.
Live Processing Paint and Sound: Liz Phillips and Heidi Howard
Wednesday, October 28, 2026. 8:00 pm
Interactive sound art pioneer + painter/sculptor celebrate Harvestworks’ 50th, plus a convo with e-flux Performance Curator Sanna Almajedi.
Trouble x Diamond Terrifier: Emanate / Crenellate with Antenes, Luke Stewart, Patrick Higgins, Dome Theater, and DJ sets by R. Gamble & Heidi Sabertooth
Friday, October 23, 2026. 8:00 pm
A one-night, multi-channel video installation for site-specific performance.
Interpretations: Ursel Schlicht // Critical Response
Thursday, October 22, 2026. 8:00 pm
The Interpretations series returns with sets by acclaimed pianist Ursel Schlicht and Jason Kao Hwang's jazz trio.
Contemporaneous, Recap, and Mantra present: Seeing in the Dark
Tuesday, October 20, 2026. 8:00 pm
Three transformative works by Brendon Randall-Myers, Lila Meretzky, and Paul Pinto offer different ways to light our path through darkness.
Marc Ribot Quartet: Hurry Red Telephone (Album Release)
Monday, October 19, 2026. 8:00 pm
Marc Ribot Quartet celebrates the forthcoming release of their new record, Hurry Red Telephone.