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.
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Todd Barton, and Rachelle Rahmé
Sunday, January 12, 2020. 8:00 pm
In their premiere collaboration, the innovative trio of sound artists present a tonal sculpture of a hypnotic sci-fi dreamscape.
William Parker: Trail of Tears Continuum 1492–2020
Saturday, January 11, 2020. 8:00 pm
William Parker's moving multimedia work, The Trail Of Tears Continuum (1492-2020), is a tone poem that reflects the history, pain, and hope […]
William Parker: Trail of Tears Continuum 1492–2020
Friday, January 10, 2020. 8:00 pm
William Parker's moving multimedia work, The Trail Of Tears Continuum (1492-2020), is a tone poem that reflects the history, pain, and hope […]
Allen Lowe Octet Featuring Marc Ribot: Blues and the Empirical Truth
Sunday, January 5, 2020. 8:00 pm
Saxophonist Allen Lowe premieres his new and original work with guitarist Marc Ribot.
Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly of Shadows featuring visuals by Nate Turley
Tuesday, December 17, 2019. 8:00 pm
Remy Le Boeuf brings together haunting cinematic textures and melody-driven themes for his 20-piece jazz orchestra, Assembly of Shadows.
Brandon Lopez: sun burns out your eyes
Monday, December 16, 2019. 8:00 pm
Bassist and composer Brandon Lopez presents new work for his trio and 4tet as part of his Roulette 2019 Jerome Residency.
John Zorn: Heaven and Earth Magick
Saturday, December 14, 2019. 8:00 pm
Composer John Zorn presents quartet music for piano, vibes, and rhythm featuring Stephen Gosling, Sae Hashimoto, Jorge Roeder, and Tyshawn Sorey.
Collapsible Shoulder Big Band
Thursday, December 12, 2019. 8:00 pm
The fifteen-piece Collapsible Shoulder Big Band performs compositions from Chris Cochrane’s upcoming release, The Invention of Shoes.
Judith Berkson and Ordinary Affects
Tuesday, December 10, 2019. 8:00 pm
Judith Berkson presents a collaboration with the new music chamber ensemble Ordinary Affects.
The Anagram Ensemble: I Looked at the Eclipse by James Ilgenfritz & Sarah Krasnow
Monday, December 9, 2019. 8:00 pm
James Ilgenfritz’s Anagram Ensemble presents a new opera that blends video, theater, language games, free improvisation, and chamber music.