\nRoulette and our Board of Directors invite you to join us in honoring experimental music legend, NEA Jazz Master, and MacArthur Fellow Anthony Braxton at our 2025 Gala. The evening celebrates Braxton\u2019s incomparable and ongoing contributions to creative music spanning more than half a century, in advance of his 80th birthday.<\/p>\n
With Performances and Remarks by
Mark Dresser
James Fei
Tomas Fujiwara
Mary Halvorson
Darius Jones
George Lewis
Ingrid Laubrock
Steve Lehman
Nicole Mitchell
Jessica Pavone
Tomeka Reid
Aaron Siegel
Wadada Leo Smith<\/p>\n
Gala Co-Chairs
James Fei, Tri-Centric Foundation
Paul Gertner, Starborn Industries
James S. Staley, Roulette Intermedium
Torsten N. Wiesel, Nobel Prize laureate<\/p>\n
And host committee Jamie Burns, Executive Director; Matt Mehlan, Artistic Director; Claude Arpels, Jason Kao Hwang, Wadada Leo Smith, and Henry Threadgill.<\/p>\n
Gala Schedule
Thursday, May 8, 2025 | 6:30-10:30PM
6:30pm | cocktails and hors d\u2019oeuvres
7:30pm | dinner, performances, and celebration
9:00pm | dessert and party<\/p>\n
All proceeds from the evening support guaranteed artist fees for the hundreds of performances at Roulette each year, commissions and residencies for visionary artists, and help make possible the next chapter of groundbreaking experimental music, movement, and media.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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