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.
Doug Henderson & James Lo / Liof Munimula
Thursday, October 12, 1989. 8:00 pm
Improvisational based noise compositions with Doug Henderson, guitar and James Lo, drums duo plus Liof Munimula, Chicago’s free-style trio of […]
Jemeel Moondoc
Friday, October 6, 1989. 8:00 pm
New Jazz Septet led by the alto sax player/composer/improviser. He became interested in jazz while at the University of Wisconsin–Madison […]
Bern Nix
Saturday, September 30, 1989. 8:00 pm
The “beyond-Ornette” guitarist in a trio with William Parker, bass and David Capella, drums.
The Improvisor: Magazine Benefit
Saturday, July 1, 1989. 8:00 pm
A benefit concert for the improvisor, the international journal of free improvisation, founded in 1980. From a photocopied newsletter, to […]
David Weinstein
Saturday, May 27, 1989. 8:00 pm
“Musical Literature of the State”: subversive orchestrations of national anthems for electric band and vocalist Shelley Hirsch. […]
David Weinstein
Friday, May 26, 1989. 8:00 pm
“Musical Literature of the State”: subversive orchestrations of national anthems for electric band and vocalist Shelley Hirsch. […]
David Weinstein
Thursday, May 25, 1989. 8:00 pm
“Musical Literature of the State”: subversive orchestrations of national anthems for electric band and vocalist Shelley Hirsch. […]
Zeena Parkins
Saturday, May 20, 1989. 8:00 pm
“Angels, Angels Going Down” for harps and drums and guitarist Chris Cochrane by the electro-fortified multi-instrumentalist. […]