Matana Roberts Concert History

Matana Roberts is a jazz saxophonist, composer and improviser based in New York City, United States. They are a past member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). The Jazz Journalists Association selected Roberts as a finalist nominee for the 2008 Up and Coming Musician of the Year award (which Lionel Loueke ultimately won).

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Matana Roberts Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 3)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 21, 2019
Gerald Cleaver / 75 Dollar Bill / Nat Baldwin / Matana Roberts

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Union Pool New York, New York, United States
Feb 02, 2019
Irreversible Entanglements / Matana Roberts Milton Court Concert Hall, Guildhall School of Music & Drama London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 30, 2018
The Twilite Tone / Roscoe Mitchell / Makaya McCraven / Ben Lamar-Gay / Matchess / Matana Roberts / Jeff Parker / Katinka Kleijn / Akenya (US) / Matthew Lux / Lisa E Harris / Circuit Des Yeux Thalia Hall Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jul 19, 2018
Paal Nilssen-Love / Yazz Ahmed / Dave Holland / Zakir Hussain / Chris Potter / Matana Roberts

Molde International Jazz Festival

Various Venues Molde, Norway
Jun 16, 2018
Vijay Iyer / Vijay Iyer Trio / Stephan Crump / Matana Roberts Le Poisson Rouge New York, New York, United States
May 06, 2018
"Donaufestival" / Matana Roberts / Kelly Jayne Jones / Circuit Des Yeux / Friends of Gas

Donaufestival

Minoritenkirche Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Apr 27, 2018 –
May 06, 2018
Donaufestival 2018
James Holden & The Animal Spirits / Amnesia Scanner / Coby Sey / Lafidki / FAKA / Godspeed You! Black Emperor / Laurel Halo / Lightning Bolt / Lanark Artefax / Grouper / MOPCUT / Inou Ki Endo / Zonal & Moor Mother / Mhysa / Orson Hentschei / Lotic / Nobody / In My Talons / UMFANG / Nene Hatun / The Space Lady / Gravetemple / Ex Eye / Lawrence English / Daniel Lanois x Venetian Snares / Nadah El Shazly / Manuel Göttsching / Pan Daijing / Perc / Philippe Halais / Jakuzi / Mouse on Mars / as waves go by / Circuit Des Yeux / Molly Nilsson / Big|Brave / Deerhoof / Friends of Gas / Matana Roberts / Scout Niblett Show all bands
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Donaufestival Krems Krems an der Donau, Lower Austria, Austria
Nov 12, 2017
Le Guess Who
"Le Guess Who" / Black Lips / Jane Weaver / Insecure Men / Lost Horizons / Oumou Sangare / Mary Margaret O'Hara / Perfume Genius / Linda Sharrock / Aldous Harding / Linton Kwesi Johnson / Shabaka & The Ancestors / Sevdaliza / Champagne Superchillin / Hellvete / Jessica Moss / Big|Brave / Sarah Davachi / Juana Molina / Mozart's Sister / Pharmakon / Julianna Barwick / Tune-Yards / Circuit / Matana Roberts / Innerwoud / Yves Tumor Show all bands
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Various Venues Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Show Duplicate for Nov 12, 2017
Nov 09, 2017 –
Nov 12, 2017
Le Guess Who? 2017
Black Lips / Tune-Yards / Perfume Genius / Sun Kil Moon / Liars / Kevin Morby / John Maus / Shabazz Palaces / Thurston Moore / Grouper / Mount Eerie / Moon Duo / Gonjasufi / The Soft Moon / Sevdaliza / Julianna Barwick / Metz / Cate Le Bon / Weyes Blood / Jesca Hoop / Protomartyr / Aldous Harding / James Holden / Julie Byrne / Juana Molina / Pharoah Sanders / Jenny Hval / Ben Frost / Pissed Jeans / Linton Kwesi Johnson / Yves Tumor / William Basinski / Jane Weaver / Kelly Lee Owens / Willis Earl Beal / Zeal & Ardor / Sudan Archives / Prurient / dälek / Tiny Vipers / Pharmakon / Mozart's Sister / Mary Margaret O'Hara / Kane Strang / Gas (Wolfgang Voigt) / The Ex / Sun Ra Arkestra / Visible Cloaks / Altın Gün / Kutmah / Den Sorte Skole / Rabit / Natasha Kmeto / Insecure Men / Essaie Pas / Jambinai / Midnight Sister / Keiji Haino / Richard Youngs / Shabaka and the Ancestors / Matana Roberts / H. Hawkline / Marisa Anderson / FLOHIO / Moor Mother / Dedekind Cut / Hieroglyphic Being / Peter Brötzmann / Sarah Davachi / Aquaserge / Tom Rogerson / Yat-Kha / Les Amazones d’Afrique / Jerusalem In My Heart / Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares / Spring Heel Jack / Coby Sey / Lost Horizons / Thurston Moore Group / Como Mamas / thisquietarmy / Fhloston Paradigm / Madensuyu / Dylan Carlson / Big|Brave / Liu Fang / Oiseaux-Tempête / Mario Batkovic / Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe / Dark Buddha Rising / Samara Lubelski / Ex-easter Island Head / Stella Chiweshe / Sekou Kouyate / Jessica Moss / Steve Beresford / Farai / Gerard Bouwhuis / Greg Fox / Han Bennink / Ben Shemie / OCnotes / Sex Swing / Ellen Arkbro / Heather Leigh / Nadah El Shazly / ekin fil / ICP Orchestra / K Á R Y Y N / PROTO IDIOT / XAM Duo / Steven Warwick / Ibaaku / Joris Roelofs / Maalem Houssam Guinia / Brian Case / Hellvete / Linda Sharrock / Ashtoreth / Orphax / Innerwoud / Radio Filharmonisch Orkest / Ernst Glerum / Mary Oliver / The Bug Vs Dylan Carlson of Earth / The Star Pillow / Greetje Bijma / Marcia Bassett / Martijn Comes / Violent Magic Orchestra / Vampilia / Farida And The Iraqi Maqam Ensemble / Terrie Ex / Leo Svirsky / Omri Ziegele / Yann Gourdon / Nora Mulder Show all bands
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TivoliVredenburg Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Jul 15, 2017
Matana Roberts Auditorio Conde Duque Madrid, Madrid, Spain
May 18, 2017
Matana Roberts Glad Café Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
May 17, 2017
Matana Roberts Jazz Cafe London, England, United Kingdom
Mar 27, 2017
Supersilent / Matana Roberts Le Poisson Rouge New York, New York, United States
Mar 26, 2017
"Come Together: Music Festival And Label Market" / Frankie Cosmos / Moor Mother / Matana Roberts / Brian Chase

Come Together: Music Festival And Label Market

MoMA PS1 New York, New York, United States
Oct 27, 2016
Matana Roberts Cafe OTO London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 23, 2016
Matana Roberts
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Alte Feuerwache Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Jun 28, 2016
Other Music Forever
"Other Music Forever" / Julianna Barwick / Bill Callahan / Frankie Cosmos / Helado Negro / Sharon Van Etten / Yo La Tengo / Matana Roberts / The Tallest Man On Earth / Psychic Ills / Charles Bradley And The Menahan Street Band
Bowery Ballroom New York, New York, United States
Show Duplicate for Jun 28, 2016
Jan 15, 2016
Jeff Lederer / Mark Guiliana / Yellowjackets / Tierney Sutton / Matana Roberts

NYC Winter Jazzfest

Subculture New York, New York, United States
Jan 13, 2016 –
Jan 17, 2016
Winter Jazzfest NYC 2016
Kamasi Washington / José James / Kaki King / GoGo Penguin / Colin Stetson / Takuya Kuroda / Christian McBride / Cory Henry / Mark de Clive-Lowe / Bill Laswell / Nels Cline / Dawn of Midi / The Ex / Kris Bowers / Vijay Iyer Trio / Keyon Harrold / Sarah Neufeld / Dave King / Shai Maestro / Matana Roberts / Omer Avital / Chargaux / Craig Taborn / Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet / Sex Mob / Ethan Iverson / Bumper Jacksons / Chris Potter Underground / Ches Smith / Sam Yahel / Oliver Lake / James Brandon Lewis / Avalon Jazz Band / Reid Anderson / Graham Haynes / Lakecia Benjamin / Joey Arias / Bill McHenry / Brandon Ross / Mat Maneri / Avishai Cohen Quartet / Julian Lage Trio / Mark Turner Quartet / Andrew Dangelo / Jim Black Trio / Barry Altschul / Ben Williams & Sound Effect / Hilary Gardner / Amir Elsaffar's Two Rivers Ensemble / Evan Christopher's Clarinet Road / Michael Formanek Ensemble Kolossus / Joe Fonda / Dr. Lonnie Smith's Evolution / Tatiana Eva-Marie / Cyrus Chestnut's African Reflections / Alicia Hall Moran / Theo Bleckmann Elegy / Mark Turner Duo / David Virelles' Mboko / Marc Cary's Indigenous People / James Francies' Kinetic Band / Dayna Stephens 3WI / Charenee Wade Group / Burnt Sugar Quarktet / Soul Squad / Brandon Seabrook Power Plant / Tim Berne's Sideshow / Ralph Alessi Quartet / Slingbaum's Ravel Reimagined / OBJB Quartet / Rova's Electric Ascension Show all bands
New York, New York, United States
Oct 13, 2015
Matana Roberts Rhiz Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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