5pm - A FREE symposium on “Technique vs. the Blues: Jazz on the Auction 
Block” Moderated by Willard Jenkins, and a distinguished panel including AB Spellman, William Brower, Brother Ah and others; creating provocative dialogue on areas of instrumentation and the construction of sound, and its affects.  No tickets needed for Symposium.

 Followed by a debut performance at 7pm (ticketed concert, $10 General Admission)

Featuring Nasar Abadey and the SUPERNOVA Chamber Orchestra performing an expanded version of three new major works titled, Diamond in the Rough Suite composed of a song titled Diamond in the Rough, the centerpiece composition for the project; Sacred Space for inner reflection; and a ballad – Eternal Surrender.