No Fun New Perspectives: NIKA, Nate Wooley, Zeena Parkins, Ryan Sawyer, and more (Night 3)
About This Event
No Fun New Perspectives presents a collective program at Roulette featuring NIKA, Nate Wooley, Zeena Parkins, Ryan Sawyer and other collaborators. The lineup emphasizes collaborative authorship within a classical frame — NIKA's work blends formal clarity with contemporary electronic language, and Nate Wooley brings an inventive approach to improvisation, with performances that prioritize structure and ensemble decision-making over spectacle.
About the Artists
No Fun New Perspectives
No Fun New Perspectives is an individual project working in a classical frame with an ear for New York’s experimental continuum. In performances at Roulette, the project has shared bills with artists including Carlos Giffoni, Lee Ranaldo, Raven Chacon, Keith Fullerton Whitman, Bill Nace, Charmaine Lee, and Twig Harper.
NIKA
NIKA is an individual artist whose work moves through a classical frame while keeping an ear on contemporary electronic language. In New York City, NIKA has appeared at Roulette as part of No Fun New Perspectives, sharing the bill with collaborators including Nate Wooley, Zeena Parkins, and Ryan Sawyer.
Nate Wooley
Nate Wooley is an American trumpeter and composer known for his innovative approaches to improvisation and contemporary music.
Zeena Parkins
Zeena Parkins is a composer and multi-instrumentalist whose work moves through contemporary classical practice, free improvisation, and electroacoustic experiment. Best known for expanding the role of the harp, she performs on standard instruments alongside custom electric harps, as well as piano and accordion.
Ryan Sawyer
Family man. Berkshire bred. Progressive thinker. IT infrastructure pro. Nonprofit founder and leader.