Charlemagne Palestine, best known for intensely performed piano with unique physical "symbols of identification", performs solo joined by composer and improvisor Joe McPhee– a watershed player of the creative jazz scene– and the poet Steve Dalachinsky, who has long occupied a unique role in the jazz firmament.

James Ilgenfritz presents The Ticket That Exploded: An Opera based on William Burroughs' 1962 dystopian novel. Featuring vocalists Ted Hearne, Nick Hallett, Melissa Hughes, Anne Rhodes, Steve Dalachnsky, and Ryan Opperman, an ensemble of fifteen instrumentalists, and live video projections from Jason Ponce.