Interpretations: Thomas Buckner & James Ilgenfritz

The Interpretations Series 36th season continues with a program featuring baritone Thomas Buckner (who Roulette honors at its 2026 Gala!) and bassist James Ilgenfritz. Longtime collaborators and dedicated improvisors, Buckner and Ilgenfritz will begin the program with a duo performance celebrating the release of their new album Automatic Thinking (Infrequent Seams, 2026). Following intermission, the duo will be joined by bass clarinetist Katie Porter and pianist Eli Wallace for a set of works for quartet that will include texts by poet Yuko Otomo and others.

Presented by Interpretations in partnership with Roulette.

A livestream will be available free of charge at 8pm on the day of the performance and archived for future viewing.