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.

Ellery Eskelin

Sunday, April 9, 1995. 9:00 pm
Tenor saxophonist and composer Eskelin, with his group featuring Andrea Parkins on accordion and Jim Black on drums, will debut new works and […]

Gary Lucas

Saturday, April 8, 1995. 9:00 pm
Solo Guitar Fireworks:  The former Captain Beefheart soloist will present new pieces for solo guitar as well as collaborations with singer […]

Joseph Jarman

Friday, April 7, 1995. 9:00 pm
Composer/performer Joseph Jarman will perform new compositions including Hollow Five – from the non-floating world of sitting in front of […]

Arthur Barron/Thomas Chapin/Boris Rayskin

Thursday, April 6, 1995. 9:00 pm
TBA, live and in person: a conglomerate of three men and their musical lives. Barron, trombone, Chapin, sax, Rayskin, cello and a variety of […]

Larry Polansky: Lonesome Road (The Crawford Variations)

Wednesday, April 5, 1995. 9:00 pm
The American premiere of Polansky’s hour and a half virtuoso work for solo piano, Lonesome Road (The Crawford Variations), performed by […]

Alison Salzinger & Richard Teitelbaum

Saturday, April 1, 1995. 9:00 pm
The never before experienced duet of choreographer Alison Salzinger and composer Richard Teitelbaum, featuring goofy/serious dance, live […]

Mary Jane Leach

Friday, March 31, 1995. 9:00 pm
When was the last time you heard nine countertenors or nine oboes in one piece? New pieces for David Echelard (countertenor), Libby Van Cleve […]

Myra Melford

Thursday, March 30, 1995. 9:00 pm
Composer/pianist Myra Melford presents a special project –The Same River, Twice improvising (chamber) ensemble–synthesizing […]

Joe Trump

Wednesday, March 29, 1995. 9:00 pm
Composer/Drummer Joe Trump will present new works including collaborations with guitarist Elliott Sharp, a drumset duo with Virgil Moorefield, a […]

Zeena Parkins

Tuesday, March 28, 1995. 9:00 pm
Composer/improvisor will present two works based on the life of explorer, journalist Isabelle Eberhardt, and a new work inspired by the lives of […]