𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝟰𝘁𝗵, composer Joseph Daley celebrates his 75th birthday with a debut of compositions centering conical bore instruments. Daley will conduct a wide cast of musicians including the True Unity Bass Association, Boston Tuba Scholars, and Antiphonal French Horn Ensemble. The performance will bring together elements of jazz, avant garde and contemporary music.
Here's a clip of Daley from the 2013 documentary, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗲𝘀, which follows Daley’s process and inspirations as he conducts a string orchestra for his album of the same name. Watch the full video on Daley’s YouTube page.
Grab tickets here: https://roulette.org/event/composer-joseph-daley-at-75/
gabby fluke mogul at Roulette
Tonight (12/12) violinist, improviser, composer, educator and Roulette 2023-24 Resident Artist gabby fluke-mogul debuts their power duo electric guitar and violin music with Ava Mendoza. fluke-mogul and Mendoza meet at the crossroads of tradition and extremity. Avant jazz, blues, and noise alchemize in their song forms and free improvisations. The duo sometimes honors, sometimes uproots and upends old time tunes, spirituals, and other folk forms as well as playing their own incendiary compositions.
Here’s a gorgeous segment from fluke-mogul’s 2022 commissioned performance of 𝘙𝘜𝘌, inspired by the plant 𝘙𝘶𝘵𝘢 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘴 and composed for Nava Dunkelman, Ava Mendoza, and Zeena Parkins. In this clip fluke-mogul is accompanied by Mendoza and Parkins. Find the whole video in our YouTube archive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5_yZrq3aHE
2023-24 Roulette Resident Alfredo Colón in one of his 2022 Van Lier Fellowship performances, Blood Burden, with Kengchakaj Kengkarnka, Connor Parks, Tyrone Allen, and Chris Williams. In his own words, Colón draws on “his interest in Dominican folklore and the works of visionary saxophonists Albert Ayler and Ornette Coleman [to create] a musical atmosphere that highlights beauty by framing it in disarray.”
This Thursday (Sep 28th) at 8pm, Colón presents his new work, Wilting, a set of pieces written for quintet with Colón on woodwinds, Ryan Easter on trumpet, Kengchakaj Kengkarnka on piano, Harish Raghavan on bass, and Kobi Abcede on drums.
🔗 tickets at roulette.org
📍full video of Blood Burden on YouTube
#jazz #newyorkcity #saxophone
🎹 Grammy-nominated pianist Vicki Ray in 2022 performing “Life As…” by Cecil Taylor (Momentum Space) with Piano Spheres , one of Los Angeles’ “most imaginative, best-planned, courageous and stimulating concert series” (Mark Swed, LA Times). Piano Spheres makes its NY debut at Roulette on Tuesday, May 9, presenting new music from Los Angeles-based composers for piano, toy piano, and microtonal keyboards. The concert features innovative pianists Mark Robson, Ray/Kallay Duo, and HOCKET performing works by Nina Shekhar, Samuel Adams, Sarah Gibson, Thomas Kotcheff, and Daniel Rothman, among others. #newmusic #improvisation #piano #ceciltaylor #losangeles