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.

Hamza Akram Qawwal & Brothers: Sufi Songs of Pakistan

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.

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.

Syrian Music Preservation Initiative: Music of Muhammed Qadri Dalal, Maqam Master of Aleppo (RBA)

Friday, May 8, 2026. 8:00 pm
Tickets $35
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NY-based Syrian ensemble performs a concert of traditional music by living legend and oud virtuoso Mohamad Qadri Dalal.