Double Bills And Buster: Two Nights Of Film And Music by Bill Frisell, Bill Morrison, and Buster Keaton w/ Luke Bergman and Tim Angulo (Night 2)
About This Event
At Roulette, guitarist Bill Frisell and filmmaker Bill Morrison present Double Bills And Buster, a live-scored program pairing Buster Keaton films with performers Luke Bergman and Tim Angulo. Frisell’s genre-spanning guitar work and Morrison’s archival-film approach foreground ensemble clarity and timing, with Bergman and Angulo supplying measured, collaborative accompaniment that treats the score as dramaturgy.
About Double Bills And Buster: Two Nights Of Film And Music
At Roulette, the second night of *Double Bills And Buster: Two Nights Of Film And Music* pairs live music with Buster Keaton on screen, with filmmaker Bill Morrison and guitarist Bill Frisell joined by Double Bills And Buster and Luke Bergman. The program treats silent comedy as a living score problem rather than an archival object, placing contemporary New York musicians in direct conversation with early cinema. Keaton’s presence registers as cultural history that still shapes the city’s filmgoing DNA. The measured playing leaves room for the images to do their work.
About the Artists
Double Bills And Buster
Double Bills And Buster is a New York City–based classical performance project presented at Roulette, built around the live scoring of early cinema. The program draws on collaborations with guitarist Bill Frisell and filmmaker Bill Morrison, pairing their music and imagery with the physical precision of Buster Keaton’s films, alongside performers Luke Bergman and Tim Angulo.
Bill Frisell
Bill Frisell, a master of the jazz guitar, has captivated audiences for decades with his innovative blend of jazz, folk, country, and rock ‘n’ roll. A key figure in New York City's vibrant music scene, Frisell has left his mark at venues like Jazz at Lincoln Center, where he will soon celebrate his 75th birthday with a special series of performances in the Appel Room.
Bill Morrison
Bill Morrison is an individual artist working at the intersection of classical music and film presentation, often shaping live performance around archival images. In New York City, he has appeared at Roulette in projects that pair his sensibility with musicians and screen icons, including Double Bills And Buster with Bill Frisell and Buster Keaton, alongside Luke Bergman and Tim Angulo.
Luke Bergman
Luke Bergman is a classical musician heard in New York City performance contexts, including Roulette. He has appeared on programs that bridge concert music and moving image, sharing bills with artists such as Bill Frisell, filmmaker Bill Morrison, and the Buster Keaton film canon, alongside Tim Angulo.
Tim Angulo
Tim Angulo is a jazz artist heard in New York City performance settings, including appearances at Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has worked in the orbit of guitarist Bill Frisell, joining projects that also include Jenny Scheinman, Hank Roberts, Eyvind Kang, Tony Scherr, and Rudy Royston.