An Evening of World Jazz

Join us for an evening of World Jazz—a musical fusion that combines South Indian classical music and elements from rock, western jazz and world music—with Niko Higgins. Niko is a saxophonist, composer and ethnomusicologist, who holds a Ph.D from Columbia University. He received a 2006-2007 Fulbright Hays DDRA fellowship for his ethnographic fieldwork on fusion. He is the leader of the Niko Higgins Ensemble, which has released two CDs. This is the first of a series of presentations that celebrate artists and their work with a focus on ethnomusicology. The series is a new collaboration of the Marshood Family Foundation and The South Orange-Maplewood Adult School.