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.

Aaron Burnett and the Big Machine: Quantum Breaks II (with Peter Evans, Nick Jozwiak, Carlos Homs, and Tyshawn Sorey)

Friday, March 27, 2026. 8:00 pm

Tickets $25

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New “Jazztronica” compositions inspired by electronic music techniques and UK drum ‘n’ bass, electro, and hip-hop.

PERFECT LIVES: A Screening to Benefit Roulette

Thursday, April 2, 2026. 7:00 pm

Tickets $25 // $50 // $100

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A screening of Robert Ashley's iconic video opera with pre-show introductions from members of the original production—to support artists.

Hamza Akram Qawwal & Brothers: Sufi Songs of Pakistan (RBA)

Friday, April 10, 2026. 8:00 pm

Tickets $40

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Pakistan’s acclaimed ensemble perform a riveting interpretation of qawwali, the ecstatic improvisational Sufi vocal tradition.

Ara Dinkjian & Arsen Petrosyan, Masters of Armenian Music (RBA)

Friday, April 17, 2026. 8:00 pm

Tickets $35

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An entrancing night of Armenian music by one of the world’s top oud (fretless lute) players, and a duduk (ancient oboe) virtuoso.

Vasilis Kostas: Contemporary & Traditional Music of Epirus, Greece – World Premiere of Léna (RBA)

Saturday, April 18, 2026. 8:00 pm

Tickets $35

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Grammy-nominated, internationally renowned laouto (long-necked fretted lute) player from northwestern Greece premieres new work.