Winter Solstice Concert - Traditional and Original Music - Kuumbwa Jazz

**Barbara Higbie and Mia Pixley bring light to the holidays with their Winter Solstice Concert, performing traditional and original music celebrating the season.** **Higbie is a Grammy-nominated, Bammy- and Glama- Award winning pianist/fiddler/singer-songwriter, celebrating the release of her new album, *Solstice*. Higbie is known as the first female instrumentalist signed to the iconic Windham Hill Records label, where she co-founded the super group Montreux. She has appeared on over 125 albums, including 12 multi-platinum selling Winter Solstice compilations, 18 of her own releases and recordings with Carlos Santana, Bonnie Raitt, Cris Williamson, Ferron, Holly Near, Teresa Trull, and others. Higbie returns to Kuumbwa on this concert date as a way to personally honor her longtime friend, pianist George Winston.** **Pixley is a cellist, singer-songwriter and Ivy League PhD. She has released three of her own recordings, including 2024’s *Sound of the Reef*. Pixley has performed with Fantastic Negrito, Will Ackerman, Cris Williamson, Holly Near, and many others.  Her innovations in cello performance are not to be missed. Come and ring in the season with this warm and joyful musical celebration.**