The Exploding Star Orchestra is one of several musical ensembles founded and led by cornetist, composer, and visual artist Rob Mazurek. The group's lineup revolves from project to project with musicians from several disciplines. Their debut of Mazurek's suite, We Are All from Somewhere Else, arrived in 2007. A year later, Bill Dixon with the Exploding Star Orchestra showcased a collaboration with the vanguard trumpet legend. In 2013, ESO released The Space Between, credited to the Exploding Star Electro Acoustic Ensemble, as well as 2009's Matter Anti-Matter live with Roscoe Mitchell. ESO returned with a new lineup on 2020's Dimensional Stardust, and another on 2023's Lightning Dreamers.