If the music quality is high, then the audience will come. If individual songs are great and free online, the album will still sell. If the New York-based jazz ensemble Snarky Puppy redefined the music industry with exceptional, free video and audio, then content wins out over packaging. So goes the thinking of island jazz and world-music bass player Jason Everett.

Inspired by the bold success of Snarky Puppy — a Grammy-award winninggroup Everett said has made jazz cool again — and wanting to play and record his own compositions, Everett worked to bring internationally acclaimed Indian percussion master V. Selvaganesh and violinist Radhika Iyer, along with other local musicians, to Seattle to record his music and to the Vashon High School theater for a concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6.

It all began when Everett received funding from Jack Straw Studio in Seattle to capture high-quality audio and video performances of his compositions that blend jazz, rock, Indian fusion and classical music. It also allowed Everett to hire world-class musicians for the recording and concert.

“What I do is different,” Everett explained. “My music comes from another place, and I am blessed to be the instrument. This is a very spiritual thing for me, it’s about creating something beautiful and taking the listener on a unique journey.”

The group, who has never played together before, includes Everett on seven-string fretless bass; Selvaganesh, a percussionist who performs with Shakti and John McLaughlin and has played at Carnegie Hall; Iyer on a seven-string electric violin; Trey Gunn, who’s worked with King Crimson; tabla player Anil Prasad; and classical musicians Rachel Nesvig on violin, Aleida Gehdrels on viola and Phil Hirschi on cello.

When the group comes together in early October, they will have one practice session for 11 original compositions before two recording sessions followed by Friday’s performance.

“In one week, we are doing an incredible amount of work,” Everett said.” But theses guys are of such a high caliber. When Selva walks on stage, it is so good, no matter what he does.”

Tickets are available at brownpapertickets.com.