In June of 2021 improviser, composer, bandleader, and trumpeter jaimie branch celebrated a birthday at Roulette with the jaimie branch trio, a collaborative project with Luke Stewart, bass and Mike Pride, drums & percussion. With branch also on electronics and vocals, the event was a raucous outpouring in the wake of the Covid restrictions. jaimie branch (1983-2022) studied at the New England Conservatory of Music with John McNeil, Joe Morris, and Steve Lacy. Two releases, Fly or Die I and II, and an experimental duo, Anteloper with drummer Jason Nazary, signaled the arrival of a major new talent, cut short by the artist's untimely passing. According to branch, the trio improvises "musically, telepathically, guided by the clouds of sound that surround us all".