ROULETTE NYC SPRING 2011
20 Greene Street (between Canal and Grand Streets).
Reservations/Tickets: 212.219.8242
$15: General Admission
$10: Students, Under 30s & Seniors
FREE: Roulette Members
Ches Smith and These Arches
Wed Mar 9 – 8:30 PM
A former student of William Winant, Fred Frith, Pauline Oliveros, and Alvin Currin, Ches Smith has proven to be one of the most versatile drummers working in experimental music today. Navigating seamlessly from jazz to metal to punk to art-rock to electronic music to Haitian voodoo drumming, over the years he has worked with Secret Chiefs 3, Trevor Dunn, Xiu Xiu, John Zorn, John Tchicai, Marc Ribot, Fred Frith, Mr. Bungle, Terry Riley, and many others. Tonight Smith presents his exciting new ensemble Ches Smith & These Arches, featuring Tony Malaby, Mary Halvorson, and Andrea Parkins.
INTERPRETATIONS: Thomas Buckner performs Peter Garland,
Michael Byron, Roscoe Mitchell, Petr Kotik, Fred Ho
Thu Mar 10 – 8:00 PM
Baritone Thomas Buckner performs works by Peter Garland and Petr Kotik for voice and percussion, featuring percussionist William Winant and members of the Orchestra of the SEM Ensemble conducted by Kotik, works for voice and piano by Michael Byron and Roscoe Mitchell, featuring pianist Joseph Kubera, and a work by Fred Ho for baritone voice and baritone saxophone featuring Ho on baritone saxophone.
