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.
Eliza Salem with Eden Girma and Luke Marantz
Wednesday, May 27, 2026. 8:00 pm
Roulette Commissioned artist and drummer presents new improvisational work.
Planet/Tear: Early Warning Systems with Char Jeré, Yehwan Song, Pap Souleye Fall, Sonia Rosa Kahn, Michael Candy, Maggie Boyd, Séan, Marcus Jahmal, Liz Zito, Taezoo Park, Braxton, C. Spencer Yeh, Brandon E., Rena Anakwe
Tuesday, May 26, 2026. 8:00 pm
Video & sound artists explore animism, imagining a world where objects sense and communicate before humans recognize what is happening.
Double Bills And Buster: Two Nights Of Film And Music by Bill Frisell, Bill Morrison, and Buster Keaton w/ Luke Bergman and Tim Angulo (Night 2)
Sunday, May 24, 2026. 8:00 pm
Films by Bill Morrison and Buster Keaton with music composed and performed live by Bill Frisell.
Double Bills And Buster: Two Nights Of Film And Music by Bill Frisell, Bill Morrison, and Buster Keaton w/ Luke Bergman and Tim Angulo (Night 1)
Saturday, May 23, 2026. 8:00 pm
A film–music collaboration by Bill Morrison and Bill Frisell on the 1927 Mississippi River Flood and its impact on American society.
“A Year of Deep Listening: 365 Text Scores for Pauline Oliveros” Book Release and Score Performances
Friday, May 22, 2026. 8:00 pm
A celebration of a new book of 365 scores, generated by deep listeners in honor of what would have been Pauline Oliveros's 90th birthday.
Simon Shaheen with Mehrnam Rastegari (WMI)
Thursday, May 21, 2026. 8:00 pm
An enchanting celebration of strings featuring Palestinian oud/violin maestro, and critically acclaimed Iranian kamancheh virtuoso and vocalist.
Matt Evans’ Aquatic House (Album Release) // Chris Ryan Williams
Friday, May 15, 2026. 8:00 pm
Celebrating Matt Evans' upcoming AKP Recordings release, opened by an audiovisual piece exploring the resonance of cavernous spaces.
Syrian Music Preservation Initiative: Music of Muhammed Qadri Dalal, Maqam Master of Aleppo (RBA)
Friday, May 8, 2026. 8:00 pm
NY-based Syrian ensemble performs a concert of traditional music by living legend and oud virtuoso Mohamad Qadri Dalal.
Maya Man: StarQuest
Wednesday, May 6, 2026. 8:00 pm
A performance-lecture & dialogue exploring spectacle, American competition dance, and the evolving online stage in the age of generative AI.
Long Play Festival 2026: Morton Feldman Three Voices with Charlotte Mundy // Trevor Dunn’s Trio-Convulsant avec Folie à Quatre // Bang on a Can All-Stars // Secret Chiefs 3
Sunday, May 3, 2026. 3:00 pm
Bang on a Can presents the 5th year of Long Play, a multi-day destination music festival