An exuberant, multi-talented fiddle and piano virtuoso in many musical styles, as well as the possessor of a lovely singing voice and a stage presence like a ray of sunshine, Barbara Higbie's music combines technical brilliance and pure joie de vivre.

With a rich background that includes classical piano and violin studies, immersion in the musical culture of Ghana, groundbreaking work with the jazz-folk-bluegrass band Montreux and with Terry Riley, and acclaimed collaborations with singer Teresa Trull, Barbara's unique compositions bring together jazz, folk, classical, African, Brazilian and Celtic elements to create music that is lyrical, rhythmically playful and harmonically inventive. Barbara's most recent solo CD is a lovely collection of instrumental piano pieces, Variations on a Happy Ending (2000).

In tonight's multi-faceted, high-energy show, Barbara performs selections from her upcoming vocal CD, up-tempo numbers with her longtime singing partner, the fabulous Teresa Trull, some outrageous duets with piano virtuoso, Katrina Krimsky, plus acoustic bassist Jeff Neighbor and other musical cohorts.