Contemporary East: Ikue Mori and Reggie Nicholson
About This Event
Contemporary East brings the eastern expression of improvisational music to Roulette, pairing electronic composer Ikue Mori with drummer Reggie Nicholson. Mori's recent CD+DVD Enchanted and Delighted, released on Tzadik in September 2026, features Satoko Fujii, Natsuki Tamura, Koichi Makigami and Zeena Parkins; the Chicago Tribune described Nicholson as creating "splashes of color and unmetered cascades on the drums."
About the Artists
Contemporary East
Contemporary East introduces the beauty of the eastern expression of improvisational music, provides opportunity for diverse background artists across disciplines to converse and create together, and to share through public program.
Ikue Mori
Enchanted and Delighted CD + DVD double disk New Release in September 2026 on TZADIK1. Pomegranate Seeds 2. Mother Ceres 3. Pilgrim 4. Tales from Beyond 5. Luminous Shadow 6. You May Dream 7. Planets in Orbits Around Love 8.
Reggie Nicholson
"Reggie Nicholson creating exquisite splashes of color and unmetered cascades on the drums." Chicago Tribune