Interpretations continues our new series of audio interviews with artists who are performing on the series! Our latest guest is percussionist, composer, and educator Thurman Barker, who is presenting the world premiere of South Side Suite at Roulette on October 18, 2018. Please enjoy this latest addition to our new series of interviews with brilliant artists!

Interpretations begins a new series of audio interviews with artists who are performing on the series!  Our first guest is saxophonist Andrew Lamb, who will be bringing his group the Circadian Spheres of Light Project to our next concert at Roulette on October 18, 2018!  Please enjoy this latest addition to our efforts to spread […]

On September 27, Tubist Robin Hayward and bassist Christopher Williams will present the New York Premiere of Christopher Williams’s Arcanum 17, with 8-channel spatialized sound by Charlie Morrow.  Interpretations spoke with them about the history of their duo Reidemeister Move and about their extensive explorations into Just Intonation. James Ilgenfritz:  When did the two of […]

by Andrey Henkin German pianist George Gräwe said nary a word before or after his 50-minute solo recital at Roulette (Feb. 1st), the first half of the first concert in the spring Interpretations series. Rather than think he was uncomfortable speaking English, it is better to assume he had said all he needed at the […]

by Kurt Gottschalk Douglas Ewart was likely not the name most known to the thousands of people at the Chicago Jazz Festival over Labor Day, but he made one of the strongest showings of the weekend. Besides delivering a set at once ebullient and thought-provoking, he wore a vivid red marching band coat with the […]

by Nate Chinen SEM and Ostravska Banda perform Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis, & Roscoe Mitchell // The Trio (Abrams/Lewis/Mitchell) “Reductio ad absurdum!” Thomas Buckner pronounced, in stentorian voice, at one point in “AACM50,” a momentous new-music concert on Wednesday night at the Bohemian National Hall. It was just one of many lines of text, […]

by Glen Roven Leonard Bernstein said, “The nineteenth century dies hard.” By that he meant his American concert-going audience would rather hear the lush, romantic music of over a hundred years ago –Tchaikovsky, Brahms and Verdi — than the angular, anguished music of the twentieth –Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Shostakovich.Personally I love 20th century music, especially Britten, […]

Earl Howard discusses two works he will present on September 25:  ‘ML 70′ for solo syntheesizer, and ’27’ for synthesizer and flutes, with JD Parran.

All concerts at 8PM.  Tickets $20/$15 students, seniors, Roulette Members. September 11, 2014 – A Tribute To Robert Ashley, with Thomas Buckner, Joseph Kubera, Conrad Harris, & Pauline Kim Harris September 25, 2014 – Evan Parker Solo // Earl Howard & JD Parran October 23, 2014 – Michael Byron’s “Celebration” // John King Selections from […]