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.
Brandon Lopez: vilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevilevile
Tuesday, May 30, 2023. 8:00 pm
The Puerto Rican/American bassist, composer and improviser presents a new set of material for solo bass and celebrates his new solo record.
SUN HAN GUILD [yuniya edi kwon, Laura Cocks, Jessie Cox, DoYeon Kim, Lester St. Louis]
Friday, May 19, 2023. 8:00 pm
As part of her Roulette residency, yuniya edi kwon leads an ecstatic ritual performance by a collective of composer-improvisers.
Zeena Parkins & Laetitia Sonami
Wednesday, May 17, 2023. 8:00 pm
New collaborative and solo work by electro-acoustic composer/improviser (Parkins) and sound artist/performer/instrument builder (Sonami).
Jennifer Simone: ici avec moi//Journals
Monday, May 15, 2023. 8:00 pm
A personal exploration in vulnerability and a ritual for opening oneself via an improvised loop-pedal performance.
DeForrest Brown, Jr.: Bombingham
Wednesday, May 10, 2023. 8:00 pm
Brown, Jr. will use archival recordings of Sun Ra provided by Chicago's ESS to extend his gestural electronic drumming via iPad and Ableton.
Piano Spheres: new piano sounds from Los Angeles
Tuesday, May 9, 2023. 8:00 pm
New music by LA-based composers for piano, toy piano, and microtonal keyboards, played by HOCKET, Ray/Kallay and Mark Robson.
Bang on a Can: Long Play
Sunday, May 7, 2023. 8:00 pm
A three-day destination music festival featuring 50+ concerts across Brooklyn.
Bang on a Can: Long Play
Saturday, May 6, 2023. 8:00 pm
A three-day destination music festival featuring 50+ concerts across Brooklyn.
Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita featuring Gustavo Ovalles – SUBA Revisited: Cuban/African Connections [RBA]
Thursday, May 4, 2023. 8:00 pm
Cuban piano virtuoso Omar Sosa and Senegalese kora master Seckou Keita return to NYC revisiting their acclaimed SUBA album.
Yarn/Wire Currents
Wednesday, May 3, 2023. 8:00 pm
The 2023 edition of Yarn/Wire Currents features 3 world premieres by composers Heather Stebbins, Jordan Dykstra, and Jessie Cox.