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.
Nick Dunston: Atlantic Extraction/The Floor is Lava!
Wednesday, January 30, 2019. 8:00 pm
Nick Dunston presents a set of original work with his quintet "Atlantic Extraction", followed by the world premiere of "The Floor is Lava!"
The Music of Anthony Braxton: Syntactical Ghost Trance // Echo Echo Mirror House
Friday, January 25, 2019. 8:00 pm
Album release event for Anthony Braxton's "GTM (Syntax) 2017" performed by the Tri-Centric Vocal Ensemble, followed by Carl Testa/Cory Smythe.
Lisa Nelson: End Plays
Thursday, January 24, 2019. 8:00 pm
Improvisational dance artist Lisa Nelson premieres End Plays in collaboration with the dynamic duo HIJACK—Kristin Van Loon and Arwen Wilder.
Face the Music
Monday, January 14, 2019. 7:00 pm
Face the Music is the country’s first youth ensemble dedicated to studying and performing music by living composers.
PROTOTYPE Festival: The Little Death: Vol. 1
Tuesday, January 8, 2019. 8:30 pm
One night only tribute to Matt Marks featuring his music-theatre work, The Little Death: Vol. 1
Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan
Saturday, January 5, 2019. 8:00 pm
Guitarist Bill Frisell and bassist Thomas Morgan return to Roulette for a program of duets from their albums Small Town and Epistrophy.
Phill Niblock: 6 Hours of Music and Film
Friday, December 21, 2018. 6:00 pm
As the longest night of the year unfolds, join us for an hour or 6 of Phill Niblock’s annual immersive, multimedia Winter Solstice concert.
Bill Frisell Solo: A Benefit for Roulette
Thursday, December 20, 2018. 8:00 pm
Legendary guitarist and composer Bill Frisell returns to perform brand new work in this special performance dedicated to Roulette.
Interpretations: Anthony Davis // Earl Howard
Thursday, December 13, 2018. 8:00 pm
Composers Anthony Davis and Earl Howard reconvene a quartet built on long-standing associations to present two sets of music built […]
Michaël Attias: Nine
Wednesday, December 12, 2018. 8:00 pm
Nine is seamless weave of freedom and notation, texture and groove, dissolving soundscapes, spontaneous kaleidoscopes, melodies uncoiled.