Long Play Festival 2026: Blank For.ms with Jason Moran and Marcus Gilmore // Billy Hart Quartet // Chris Ryan Williams
About This Event
Long Play Festival at Roulette pairs Blank For.ms with Jason Moran and Marcus Gilmore, the Billy Hart Quartet, and Chris Ryan Williams. Blank For.ms foregrounds written structure alongside improvisation; Moran moves between jazz and contemporary classical, while Gilmore and Hart supply differing rhythmic approaches—Hart's quartet, shaped by his long record as a drummer and bandleader, favors close listening, steady time, and space for the music to change shape.
About the Artists
Long Play Festival 2026
Long Play Festival 2026 is a New York City–based classical and new-music festival presented at Roulette, building programs that place contemporary composition in conversation with adjacent scenes. Its 2026 lineup links artists and ensembles including Suzanne Bocanegra, Blank For.
Blank For.ms
Blank For.ms is a classical-leaning ensemble heard in New York City settings where new work and hybrid lineages meet, including Roulette. The group’s profile includes appearances tied to Long Play Festival 2026, sharing the bill with pianist-composer Jason Moran and drummer Marcus Gilmore, as well as the Billy Hart Quartet and Chris Ryan Williams.
Jason Moran
Jason Moran is an American pianist, composer, and educator whose work moves between jazz and contemporary classical language. In New York City he appears at venues such as Town Hall and Roulette, including Japan Society and The Town Hall’s Murakami Mixtape and Long Play Festival programs with Blank For.
Marcus Gilmore
Marcus Gilmore is redefining the heartbeat of jazz with his innovative drumming style, capturing the attention of audiences and critics alike. A regular presence at New York City's iconic Smoke Jazz & Supper Club, Gilmore brings a fresh perspective to the jazz scene, infusing traditional rhythms with a modern flair.
Billy Hart Quartet
The Billy Hart Quartet is a New York City–based ensemble heard in settings that blur jazz vocabulary with chamber-like structure, including Roulette in Brooklyn. The group appears on programs such as Long Play Festival 2026, sharing the bill with Blank For.