Old-school Hi-Tops fans are probably wondering why original member Curtis Stigers won't be participating in the Aug. 9 reunion concert at the Visual Arts Collective in Garden City. E-mailing from Europe — where he's been singing for Quincy Jones to celebrate Jones' 75th birthday and performing John Lennon tunes with the Liverpool Philharmonic — Stigers says he would love to be involved. But he already had European dates scheduled: "I'm deeply disappointed! When I found out Craig Sofaly was coming home from France for a visit I was thrilled. I haven't seen him in decades. Then I found out the date and my heart sunk. The Hi-Tops days were such an important part of my education as a young musician, and so much FUN. ... I've got a big TV show in Dublin on August 8 and then The Silda Jazz Festival in Haugesund, Norway on August 9. It could not have been worse timing. Hopefully, I'll be in town for the next reunion."