Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah is a two-time Edison Award-winning, six-time Grammy Award-nominated, Doris Duke Award in the Arts Award-winner. He is a sonic architect, trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and more.

Jonah Parzen-Johnson's approach to music includes both improvisation and composition that is both formidable and unique. Seattle-based Here to Play opens with Kelsey Mines, Neil Welch, and Gregg Keplinger and brings forward-thinking to the festival.

Gil Scott-Heron exploded on the scene with works of powerful social and political commentary reflecting the African American experience and struggle for justice delivered in a style that became a major influence on the development of rap.

Birch Pereira, known for swing, Americana, trad jazz, jump blues, and early rock brings his music to the dancehall. Prior to the concert, dance instructors will lead off the night with some dance lessons and a bit of history about the form too.