About Me
Niki Haris, daughter of Grammy nominated jazz pianist Gene Harris, grew up in Middle America, Benton Harbor, Michigan. She was college educated in Southern California. Niki then pursued her singing career in the usual amusement parks and clubs in the California area. This dynamic woman has since gone on to work with a multitude of recording artist ranging from Pop, R&B, to Jazz. Her live performances and recording experience reads like a whos who of the music world. With names such as; Ray Charles, David Sanborn, Patrice Rushen, Michael Sembello, Leann Rimes, Michelle Branch, Santana, Kylie Minogue, Luther Vandross, All Saints, Wilton Felder of the Jazz Crusaders, Stanley Turrentine, the Righteous Bros., Julian Lennon, Anita Baker, Mick Jagger, Whitney Houston and Madonna.
Her vocal film work is also featured on the soundtracks of Whoopi Goldbergs Corrina Corrina, DreamWorks The Big Green, Coyote Ugly with Leann Rimes, and Disneys Anastasia. She has also recorded multiple television themes as well as co-writing and performing 2 new songs for the Fox series Dark Angel.
Although her career has focused on singing and dancing, choreography and acting are also a part of her immense career. After choreographing the MTV Awards for Madonna, Niki helped stage scenes for Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct as well as choreographing for the television series Melrose Place. Lead appearances in Madonnas Truth or Dare and featured artist on the HBO special Sandra After Dark as well a roles in Al Pacino & Robert Deniros Heat have led to public awareness and a desire to strengthen her acting career. Niki continued to strengthen her singing career while touring with her father and promoting their albums, Down Home Blues and their inspirational CD In His Hands. After her fathers untimely passing in January and the release of their live CD, Jazz Alley Cats, Niki resumes her love of jazz and carries on her fathers legacy.
This talented artist leaves no stone unturned, and with 18 years of recording & touring with Madonna, Niki was once again called on the road for her Drowned World Tour 2002 as well as being featured in her Grammy nominated music video Music. All this while promoting her own tour and smash single, Dancefloor remixed by DJ/Producer Junior Vasquez.
After completing 2 tours back to back Niki quickly went into the studio to record her new dance CD Total Love as well as a new live jazz record Live in Switzerland recorded in Zurich, Switzerland and a live gospel record The Beginning Recorded with John Barnes at Innersound studios. Niki has since given birth to a beautiful baby girl Jordan and continues to promote her music and career. Niki also continues to record new product and create new avenues to show her many diverse musical colors, in 2005 she has completed another Gospel CD Live at Agape, A Jazz CD Live in Bern Switzerland, Toured Europe (Switzerland, Germany, Scotland) with her Jazz Quartet, Live Dates as Featured Vocalist with RUFUS (whos former feature vocalist was Chaka Khan), Gospel Concerts throughout the U.S as well as she continues to be a favorite in Dance Clubs & Pride festivals around the World. In Music Niki Haris is known as a renaissance woman and in life.
Niki continues to share her gifts throughout the years by performing at a multitude of benefits for AIDS, Cancer research as well as Camp Harmony for inner city children. She is also a strong supporter for the Music in the Classroom program and RAAD, Rockers Against Drunk Driving. She diligently lends her time in serving and is an annual participant in the Season for Non Violence.
With all this, Niki has concentrated on her songwriting as well as pursuing acting and singing and continues to be a focused and dedicated, multi talented artist.
