Improv Nights 2026: A Tribute to Derek Bailey (night 3), guest curated by Chris Cochrane

At Roulette, Improv Nights 2026 turns to Derek Bailey on night three, treating his legacy as a set of methods rather than a repertoire. Featured performers include Chris Cochrane alongside the Improv Nights 2026 ensemble, working within a classical frame where structure is negotiated in real time. The program reads as a downtown New York conversation with European free improvisation, a lineage long present here even when it arrives without a fixed score. One clear takeaway is how Bailey’s influence persists in the discipline of listening as much as in any recognizable style.