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.
JOHN ZORN & LAURIE ANDERSON DUO
Saturday, February 15, 2025. 8:00 pm
Friends and colleagues who met in the Downtown performance art scene of late 1970s NYC play an intimate night of adventurous music.
Impuls Respons
Tuesday, February 11, 2025. 8:00 pm
New York based avant garde musicians perform scores by prominent contemporary classical composers in Denmark.
Bill Frisell: In My Dreams (Night 2)
Saturday, February 8, 2025. 8:00 pm
Guitar icon dreams up a new group with Rudy Royston, Thomas Morgan, Jenny Scheinman, Eyvind Kang, and Hank Roberts.
Bill Frisell: In My Dreams (Night 1)
Friday, February 7, 2025. 8:00 pm
Guitar icon dreams up a new group with Rudy Royston, Thomas Morgan, Jenny Scheinman, Eyvind Kang, and Hank Roberts.
Ellen Fullman & Theresa Wong (night 2)
Friday, January 31, 2025. 8:00 pm
A composition exploring the essence of string resonance with cello, electric guitar, and Fullman's Long String Instrument.
Ellen Fullman & Theresa Wong (night 1)
Thursday, January 30, 2025. 8:00 pm
A composition exploring the essence of string resonance with cello, electric guitar, and Fullman's Long String Instrument.
Improv Nights 2025: A Tribute to Derek Bailey (night 1)
Thursday, January 23, 2025. 8:00 pm
The third annual celebration of the late guitarist bringing together master improvisers, organized by Jim Staley.
Patrick Higgins & Yarn/Wire
Thursday, January 16, 2025. 8:00 pm
Zs guitarist plays his new ambient electronic album VERSUS alongside Yarn/Wire's NYC premiere of his composition "Three Lines of Flight."
Take Two: ganavya reimagines ‘Les Filles de Illighadad’
Wednesday, January 15, 2025. 8:00 pm
Inspired by the female Tuareg band Les Filles de Illighadad, acclaimed vocalist ganavya performs traditional songs for NYC Winter Jazzfest.
IMPRESSIONS: Improvisatory interpretations on “A Love Supreme” with Ravi Coltrane & Guests TBA
Sunday, January 12, 2025. 8:00 pm
Ravi Coltrane celebrates the 60th Anniversary of John Coltrane's A Love Supreme. Presented by NYC Winter Jazzfest and Impulse!