Primary Instrument: Vocal
NEW RELEASE! Co-produced her 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) Canadian jazz vocalist, Mimi Snider, invites local favourites Russ Botten, Tony Foster, Joe Poole and Tom Colclough to feature W.C. Handy’s tribute to New Orleans “Chantez-Les- Bas (Sing’ Em Low)” and several Randy Weston compositions (recorded at Riverside Recording Studio 2005, 2006). This is a live (few edits) high energy recording 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 (2006,2007,2008,2009) (with Russ Botten, Tony Foster and Joe Poole - see video below) as well as Vancouver and Toronto jazz clubs. She had also immersed herself in percussion ensembles as backup vocalist and supporting percussionist performing in numerous Toronto festivals, the Premier Dance Theatre, DuMaurier Theatre and the Governor General Awards.
“Thank you, Merci” 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
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.
CD Review on Ejazznews.com by Edward Blanco
“...another Canadian songbird that sings her way into your heart with a gem of a recording...leaving one heck of an impression...beginning with the light and jazzy standard “Hi Fly,” Mimi soars heavenly, propelled by the first of many outstanding piano solos from Foster. She turns south on the samba- shaded “Summer Samba,” singing in teasing fashion with sensuous lyrics...from a listener’s perspective I would have to say the music and her smooth velvet voice left me quite pleased. So I have to say to Mimi, “Thank You, Merci,” for one fine album.”
CFBX 92.5 FM 5 Watts Kamloops, B.C. (Steve Marlow) “Top 10 Jazz Album”
Cairns FM89.1 Australia (Helen Jarroe) “I LOVE your choice of standards, your voice and the musicians. It is a beautiful CD ...congratulations on a beautiful and uplifting recording. Your voice is full of joy and it is exquisite.”
94.1 FM Radio 2 Macedonia (Vasja Ivanovski) “Fine jazzy concept with nice arrangements make for great listening in the quieter moments of the day...subtle voice and unobstrusive backing are a joyful experience...this is stuff that deserves wider exposure”
Radio Gold Popular Network, Barletta, Italy (Scazzola Giovanni Pietro) “…a passionate voice for every good music lover”
KRTU Texas (Henry Brun) “Smoothing music for the soul!”
2 NVR Valley 105.9 FM Australia (David McCrory) “Love the voice and the music...great disc”
Radio Maldwyn, UK (Tony Wickham) “Gentle but persuasive voice: seems to beguile our listeners”
Triple H-FM Horsham, Australia (Michael Criddle) “What a great sound”
Thank You, Merci
Mimi And More
Independent
2007
Hi-Fly (Randy Weston with Jon Hendrick's lyrics), Summer Samba (Paulo and Marcus Valle), Chantez-Les-Bas (W.C. Handy), I Concentrate On You (Cole Porter), It's Time (Horace Silver), Would You Like To Take A Walk (Dixon, Rose, Warren), For All We Know (Fred Coots and Samuel Lewis), Babe's Blues (Randy Weston with Jon Hendrick's lyrics), Don't Be On The Outside (Kelly, Watts, Wyche), They Say It's Wonderful (Irving Berlin), That Old Black Magic (Harold Arlen and John Mercer), Little Niles (Randy Weston with Jon Hendrick's lyrics)
Thank you, Merci to: Russ Botten: bass; Tony Foster: piano; Joe Poole: drums; Tom Colclough: clarinet on "Chantez-Les-Bas"
Thank you Merci 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
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.
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