Mimi Patricia Snider

Mimi Snider, Jazz Vocalist, Percussion-Trained

NEW CONCERT celebrating musical conversations that crossed oceans, cultures, and generations and traces the rich and often overlooked exchanges occurring between the late 1800s through to the early 1950s that helped shape American jazz. Through the waterways and highways connecting Cuba, Mexico, New Orleans, New York City musicians from these locations and American musicians shared rhythms, melodies, sounds, and ideas in an increasingly rich musical way.

Co-produced her most recent single digital release “Reach Out For Me/This Girl’s In Love” (2012). Jazz interpretation of "Reach Out For Me" arranged with "This Girl's In Love" created with a slow and easy entrance, building to a funk groove with Bob Murphy (B3 Hammond), Jennifer Scott (Werlizter), Randall Stoll (drums), and Rene Worst (bass). Arranged by dynamo husband and wife team: Jennifer Scott and Rene Worst; Vocal Arrangements by Mimi Snider; Mixed by Dave Meszaros, Mimi Snider, Rene Worst and Mastered by Dave Meszaros; Recording Engineer: Dave Meszaros; Recorded in Bakerstreet Studios, North Vancouver and Watershed Studios, Vancouver. Co-Producers: Mimi Snider, Rene Worst.

Produced her first full length CD "Thank you, Merci" (2007) inviting local favourites Russ Botten, Tony Foster, Joe Poole andTom Colclough to feature W.C. Handy’s tribute to New Orleans “Chantez-Les-Bas (Sing’ Em Low)” and several Randy Weston compositions (recorded atRiverside Recording Studio 2005, 2006). This is a live (few edits) high energyrecording with arrangements created by Russ Botten and Tony Foster.

During performance, Mimi will often double on percussion. She has performed in the Vancouver International Jazz Festivals (2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010) with RussBotten, Tony Foster and Joe Poole as well as in Vancouver and Toronto jazz clubs. She had also immersed herself in percussion ensemblesas as backup vocalist and supporting on percussion in numerous Toronto festivals (with various artists such as Samba Squad, "Miriam & Sarah" vocal and percussion duo for Israel at 50), the Premier Dance Theatre (with Ballet Creole), DuMaurier Theatre (with Rick Shadrach Lazar's Montuno Police) and the Governor General Awards (with Samba Squad accompanying Jesse Cooke).

"Thank you, Merci" to all of my mentors, to the musicians of New Orleans and to the Spirit of Love:

Your energy,Your light,

Without It,

what would i be.

my voice, passion for bebop, funk, swing, and samba and son

love of harmony, dance and all rhythms

all because of You.

Inspired by Your tenacity and strength,

Your determination and

Creativity Overflowing.

G-d is in the details:

Your melody, polyrhythms,

Hairstyle, clothes and sway.

Elegant, glorious, spontaneous,

with a mindset of goodwill

to all.

You walked through fire

and left us with Your Light;

i Will find a way to give thanks.