The Karma Roulette Quartet at The Back Room

The Karma Roulette Quartet is made up of four veteran multi-instrumentalists, composers & bandleaders. The group features compositions by award-winning composer/arranger Michael Smolens, work by renowned Brazilian composer Egberto Gismonti, musically-related poetry, and soundscapes created on the spot. Their sound includes nearly 30 different instruments and is truly international — drawing from the worlds of West-Africa, Afro-Cuba, North India, Turkey, and Brazil —as well as jazz, funk & classical styles. This will be the group's third appearance at The Back Room.

The band’s performance & recording credits include: world music artists Zakir Hussain, Habib Khan, Fela Kuti, Nigerian All-Stars, Marcos Silva & Mimi Spencer; jazz icons Stefon Harris, Joe Lovano, Paul McCandless, Paul Hanson, Mark Feldman & David Balakrishnan; pop stalwarts Gloria Estefan, Ian Anderson, Barbara Higbie & Jami Sielber; vocalists Claudia Schmidt and Bobby McFerrin collaborators David Worm, Bryan Dyer & Rhiannon; and international classical ensembles Basel Sinfonietta, LaMuseMent & Los Tangueros del Oeste...

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The Karma Roulette Quartet is made up of four veteran multi-instrumentalists, composers & bandleaders. The group features compositions by award-winning composer/arranger Michael Smolens, work by renowned Brazilian composer Egberto Gismonti, musically-related poetry, and soundscapes created on the spot. Their sound includes nearly 30 different instruments and is truly international — drawing from the worlds of West-Africa, Afro-Cuba, North India, Turkey, and Brazil —as well as jazz, funk & classical styles. This will be the group's third appearance at The Back Room.

The band’s performance & recording credits include: world music artists Zakir Hussain, Habib Khan, Fela Kuti, Nigerian All-Stars, Marcos Silva & Mimi Spencer; jazz icons Stefon Harris, Joe Lovano, Paul McCandless, Paul Hanson, Mark Feldman & David Balakrishnan; pop stalwarts Gloria Estefan, Ian Anderson, Barbara Higbie & Jami Sielber; vocalists Claudia Schmidt and Bobby McFerrin collaborators David Worm, Bryan Dyer & Rhiannon; and international classical ensembles Basel Sinfonietta, LaMuseMent & Los Tangueros del Oeste.

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