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Two contrasting works by saxophonist and composer Alfredo Colon, recorded during the artist's 2024 residency at Roulette, featuring a woodwind ensemble with live processing by sound artist Hank Mason and a composition for improvising musicians with Zekkereya El-Magharbel, trombone; Lex Korten, piano; Steve Williams, bass; and Connor Parks, drums. Colon’s work draws from his interest in Dominican folklore, visionary saxophonists Albert Ayler and Ornette Coleman, beauty, and disarray.

"Tracking The Odds: The Roulette Concert Archive" is a monthly hour-long radio special produced by Roulette Intermedium (roulette.org) and broadcast in partnership with Wave Farm’s WGXC 90.7-FM and Standing Wave Radio. The broadcasts feature selected highlights from Roulette’s New York experimental music space dating from the early 1980s to the present. Thousands of rare, formative, and often unheard recordings by innovators and adventurous musicians populate the archive. Tracking The Odds airs the fourth Monday of the month from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and is archived at wavefarm.org.

Founded in 1978, Roulette operates a 400-seat concert hall on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn with a focus on experimental and unorthodox music and performance across all genres and media. It's archive of thousands of audio and video recordings is currently being restored.