2024 Winter: Past

Grandsons of revered Munshi Raziuddin return to Roulette after a mesmerizing 2019 performance of the improv Sufi vocal tradition, qawwali.

The 34th Interpretations series kicks off with new work from drummer/composer Reggie Nicholson, and keyboardist/composer Yuko Fujiyama.

John Zorn presents two genre-bending improvisational ensembles: Chaos Magick and Simulacrum.

An intimate evening focused on a new song cycle by composer Lila Meretzky setting poems by Yiddish-language poet Anna Margolin.

Brooklyn-based trio Alaara explores the relationship between their longform improvisations and Andrei Tarkovsky's visual worlds.

Cellist Rubin Kodheli in a new trio with bassist Trevor Dunn (Mr Bungle, Secret Chiefs 3) and Brian Chase (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) plus Mary Halvorson.

Bassekou Kouyate, Mali’s master of the ngoni, returns to Roulette with his ensemble after his fantastic performance in the Spring of 2023.

A double bill featuring composer/performer Lea Bertucci and Bay Area-based electronic musician Matt Robidoux.

Triple bill featuring Seth Graham + More Eaze, multimedia artist Shawné Michaelain Holloway, and vocalist/performer Charmaine Lee.

A staged performance that weaves together radically rearranged baroque, classical, folk, pop, and electronic music into a cohesive tapestry.