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.
WFMU Benefit
Saturday, February 29, 1992. 8:00 pm
Community Event
Elliott Sharp’s Bootstrappers, Shelley Hirsch, and David Weinstein.
Peter Zummo
Sunday, December 15, 1991. 9:00 pm
Zummo Labs II. Ensemble with rhythm reinterprets the trombonist’s music of the 70’s thru 90’s including “Subway Dream […]
Terry Jenoure and Kamal Sabir
Saturday, December 14, 1991. 9:00 pm
A duo with precision and inspiration. The violinist/vocalist and drummer (plus Gene Torres, bass) perform this new music jazz with a gospel […]
Billy Bang
Friday, December 13, 1991. 9:00 pm
Solos for violin with an ear for the fiddle and an eye on the future, plus versions of traditional folk music made by the African-American […]
Benefit for Choice
Wednesday, December 11, 1991. 9:00 pm
Community Event
This benefit was sponsored by Women’s Caucus for Art of NYC and coordinated by Julie Nichols to support Planned Parenthood of NYC. Judy […]
Lindsey Horner
Sunday, December 8, 1991. 9:00 pm
A concert of songs with words and music by the bassist, with vocalist Jeanne Lee, Neal Kerkwood on piano, and Grisha Alexiev on drums.
Jim Staley, Elliot Sharp, and James Lo
Saturday, December 7, 1991. 9:00 pm
Trombone, guitar/bass/reeds, and percussion trio dynamites the tabula rasa while secretly communicating with crossword puzzle editors and famous […]
Fast Forward and Takehisa Kosugi
Friday, December 6, 1991. 9:00 pm
Fresh frontiers from these nomadic musical allies, made specially for Roulette. Percussion, strings, vocals, electronics, and objects.
Pat Irwin
Thursday, December 5, 1991. 9:00 pm
Excerpts from “The Last Words of the Dutch Schultz” for winds, electronic and the manipulated recorded voice of William S. […]
Le Salon de Roulette
Wednesday, December 4, 1991. 9:00 pm
Food, Drink, Performances. A casual soirée for Roulette supporters. Thanks! With brief performances by “Blue” Gene Tyranny, […]