PAST PERFORMANCES
Live vocal jazz performance experience has included:
Vancouver International Jazz Festivals several years promoting debut vocal jazz CD "Thank you, Merci" celebrating the musicians of New Orleans. Mimi has also performed in jazz clubs in both Toronto (Rex Hotel, Montreal Bistro, Gate 403, 120 Diner) and Vancouver (Rossini's Gastown and Rossini's Kitsilano, Cottage Bistro and Oct 9th, 2025 Frankie's Jazz Club).
Worked with the following people on various projects in live performances or recordings:
Mimmie Adams, Nick Apivor, Chris Banks, Paul Blaney, Russ Botten, Colin Campbell, Guiomar Campbell, Carla Gonzalez-Casanova, Morgan Childs, Bryant Didier, Liane Fainsinger, Boris Favre, Tony Foster, David Ivaz, Brent Gubbels, Chris Haas, Frank Hayashi, Nathan Hiltz, Ron Johnston (pianist), Rick Shadrach Lazar, Paco Luviano, Anthony Michelli, Bob Murphy, Patrick Parson (Ballet Creole), Raúl Abreu Piñeda, Joe Poole, David Restivo, Artie Roth, David Say, Jennifer Scott, Bernie Senensky, Randolf Stoll, Amanda Tosoff, Nancy Walker, Rene Worst.
Performances with other groups have included:
The Governor General Awards in Ottawa with Rick Lazar's Samba Squad (SSQ) on percussion accompanying Jesse Cooke, as well as accompanying SSQ in many Toronto Festivals (Salsa on St Clair, Beaches Jazz Festival to name a few); Premier Dance Theatre (now Fleck Dance Theatre) accompanying Ballet Creole (voice and some percussion) and playing djembe for dance classes; performing at Toronto's DuMaurier Theatre (percussion), and other Toronto Harbourfront performance platforms (voice and percussion); performing in a trio with voice doubling on percussion accompanied by Brian Katz for “Israel at 50;" Kitsilano Showboat Theatre, Vancouver (Paul Snider originals) and the Vancouver Fringe Festival (Paul Snider's "Music of Junk") accompanying with voice doubling on percussion; performing at Toronto Fringe Festival accompanying storytellers including Dr. George Blake and his Kalalu Folklore Theatre (vocalist doubling on percussion) including djembe in many of his festivals.