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.
Red Hook Records 5th Anniversary: Jason Moran, BlankFor.ms, and Marcus Gilmore // Caroline Davis, Qasim Naqvi, and Grey Mcmurray
Saturday, September 19, 2026. 8:00 pm
A two-night showcase curated by Red Hook Records spotlights artists from its catalog and collaborators across its orbit.
Red Hook Records 5th Anniversary: Andrew Cyrille, Wadada Leo Smith, and Qasim Naqvi // Amina Claudine Myers
Friday, September 18, 2026. 8:00 pm
A two-night showcase curated by Red Hook Records spotlights artists from its catalog and collaborators across its orbit.
Katherine Young: BIOMES (Album Release)
Thursday, September 17, 2026. 8:00 pm
Bassoonist/composer joins forces with Olivia Block, Ben LaMar Gay, Brian Chase, and Yarn/Wire to celebrate a new Chaikin release.
Joy Guidry: Five Prayers in Five Movements // A Space for Sound (Rena Anakwe)
Wednesday, September 16, 2026. 8:00 pm
Bassoonist melds sound, spirit, and radical self-expression, opened by solo improvisations on tapes, voice, synths, and samples.
Sō Laboratories in Memory of Tim Thomas
Tuesday, September 15, 2026. 8:00 pm
Celebrating the life of Tim Thomas through Sō Laboratories, the series he loved and guided with passion.
Raven Chacon + Tashi Dorji + Alex Zhang Hungtai // Leo Chang
Sunday, September 13, 2026. 8:00 pm
An interactive sound-movement piece reimagines the Korean folk practice of sangmonori, followed by the debut of a new improvising trio.
Jim Staley with Ikue Mori and Zeena Parkins
Thursday, August 20, 2026. 8:00 pm
Roulette co-founder Jim Staley returns to the stage with some of his long-running collaborators for a special evening of improvisation.
No Fun New Perspectives: NIKA, Nate Wooley, Zeena Parkins, Ryan Sawyer, and more (Night 3)
Saturday, July 11, 2026. 8:00 pm
A three-day fest with a dream lineup of avant-garde musicians in first-time collaborations.
No Fun New Perspectives: Carlos Giffoni, Lee Ranaldo, Raven Chacon, Keith Fullerton Whitman, and more (Night 2)
Friday, July 10, 2026. 8:00 pm
A three-day fest with a dream lineup of avant-garde musicians in first-time collaborations.
No Fun New Perspectives: Bill Nace, Carlos Giffoni, Charmaine Lee, Twig Harper, and more (Night 1)
Thursday, July 9, 2026. 8:00 pm
A three-day fest with a dream lineup of avant-garde musicians in first-time collaborations.