NIKI HARIS is a multi-talented singer, dancer, actress and choreographer.  She is the daughter of GRAMMY Award-nominated jazz pianist GENE HARRIS.  Best Known as “The BIG VOICE” behind Madonna for over 18 years, appearing along side her in the movie “Truth or Dare” and many of her videos.

Her vocal collaborations reads like a “Who’s Who” of the music business. From working Jazz greats like Stanley Turrentine, Joe Sample and the Jazz Crusaders to  Recordings with Ray Charles to Mick Jagger and  from Whitney Houston to Sheryl Crow, and many others.  All this has  kept her in high demand. Her voice is heard on soundtracks of major motion pictures and television themes , including the FOX series “Dark Angel” , which she co-wrote and and  performed.

From Carnegie Hall to Wembley Stadium , she has played them all!  Although known as a renaissance woman and a favorite in the Dance World and International  Dance Festivals and PRIDE Festivals around the world, Niki continued to expand her reach by being the Voice and face of the International VISA campaign “Downtown” which climbed the Billboard Dance Charts!!  At the same time she continued her love for jazz, releasing 2  new JAZZ collaborations in 2016 “Time and Rhyme” with EC3 and “I’m Glad There is You”with Wycliffe Gordon  and in 2018 released her inspirational cd “Lift Thine Eyes” .  Niki remains a favorite featured artist throughout the International Jazz Festivals and The Blue Note At Sea Festivals. Besides being called to sing for the Inauguration of President Barrack Obama ( performing with WILL. IAM) and not one to shy from a challenge, Niki continues to share her gifts for a multitude of benefits for AIDS Research, The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) as well as, Camp Harmony, benefiting the lives of inner city children. Niki continues to be called upon to lend her “inspirational” Voice to notable speakers such as Iylanla Van Sant  “FIX MY LIFE” , Mark Victor Hansen  “Chicken Soup for the Soul” and Reverend Michael Beckwith “ The Secret “ and “ The Answer is YOU”. Her support of Music in the Classroom and RAAD,” Rockers Against Drunk Driving keep her busy and dedicated to their success. With all this and being a dedicated mother, Niki Haris remains a focused and in demand international entertainer.

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The American dream came true for Catalina Popescu in October of 1986 when she and her husband Bob created a supper club devoted to serving an experience of superb eats and the shared magic of live performance. That grand experience began at the door where every night her mother Maria would greet each guest as family and share in their love of music. Housed in Hollywood and decked out in a timeless charm, the club offers a cozy ambience under sparkling stage lights garnished with its signature concoction — Jazz. The first artist to grace the stage was the masterful flutist and saxophonist Buddy Collette, and ever since then, over the past 36 years, the Catalina Jazz Club has hosted the most illustrious legends of all time — from the powerful puffers of Dizzy Gillespie to the electrified fingers of McCoy Tyner, the bubbly belt of Dee Dee Bridgewater and Lynda Carter, the flirtatious saxophone of Joshua Redman, the slick strumming of Kenny Burrell, the insane drum clinic of Steve Gadd, the romance of Steve Tyrell, and the masterclass of Mike Stern.

For Catalina, Jazz is our way of life. It breathes pain. It knows love. It dreams hope. It bleeds courage. Whether we’re showcasing Broadway, Soul, R&B, or stand-up comedy, the lesson learned from all the greats who have serenaded our spirits is how to connect to one another. And that’s why the Catalina Jazz Club will always have a table ready for you.

The Catalina Jazz Club has been honored by A.S.M.A.C., California Jazz Foundation, Los Angeles Jazz Society, and a City of Los Angeles Certificate of Appreciation on their 25th Anniversary, which was awarded by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the LA City Council which included then City Council member and current Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.