Richard Gilman-Opalsky is a drummer and percussionist, as well as a professor of political theory and philosophy at University of Illinois, Springfield. Gilman-Opalsky is mostly known for his many books on critical theory and revolutionary politics, but he has also played drums in various groups for over 40 years, working in the avant-garde jazz, underground, and experimental music scenes of New York City from 1997-2006. Gilman-Opalsky has recorded with Blaise Siwula, Katsuyuki Itakura, Ben Kates, and John Gruntfest, among many others. He is a founding member of End Times Trio, the longest-running improvising jazz ensemble in central Illinois (active since 2006).