Mimi Fox
"Guitarist Mimi Fox has not only mastered the traditional forms, she has managed to
reinvigorate them." – Guitar Player Magazine Internationally
renowned guitarist/composer/recording artist Mimi Fox has been named a
winner in 6 consecutive Downbeat Magazine international critic's polls and
is one of the most widely acclaimed jazz guitarists on today's scene. Mimi
has performed/recorded with Branford Marsalis, Davis Sanchez, Houston
Person, Don Lanphere, Abbey Lincoln, Diana Krall, Kevin Mahogany and Janis
Siegal (Manhattan Transfer), Joey DeFrancesco, Barbara Dennerlein, Dr.
Lonnie Smith, Terri Lyne Carrington, and fellow guitarists Charlie Byrd,
Stanley Jordan, Charlie Hunter, and Mundell Lowe. She has also shared the
stage with legends Stevie Wonder and John Sebastian and was featured on La
Guitara, a special project of Vanguard recording artist Patty Larkin. Mimi
has released eight highly acclaimed albums as a leader, including her two
most recent on Steve Vai's Favored Nations label. 2006's double CD
Perpetually Hip was hailed as a "masterwork" by scores of jazz
publications.
Mimi maintains a whirlwind touring schedule, playing major festivals from
New York to Tokyo, including tours of the Caribbean, Japan, Thailand,
Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. International festivals include the
Montreal Jazz Festival, The Kennedy Center, The Guinness Cork Jazz
Festival, the Perth International Jazz Festival, and the Monterey Jazz
Festival among countless others. Stateside, she has headlined at elite
jazz venues including the Blue Note, Merkin Concert Hall, Sweet Rhythm,
and The Village Gate in New York City, the Regattabar and Scullers in
Boston, Blues Alley in Washington DC, Triple Door and Jazz Alley in
Seattle, and Yoshi's and the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.
Mimi Has appeared on numerous television shows, including "BET on Jazz",
and as a guest on many radio shows, including NPR's "Piano Jazz" with
Marian McPartland. Mimi has also written and performed original scores for
orchestras, documentary films and dance projects while receiving grants
from prestigious organizations such as Meet The Composer and The
California Arts Council.
A respected and devoted educator with several
popular books and DVDs, Mimi conducts clinics worldwide
and heads the guitar department at the Jazz School in Berkeley, and is
adjunct professor of jazz studies at New York University.Whether delivering jaw-dropping solo sets, performing dazzling duets with
sympathetic partners, or leading a hard-charging combo, Mimi is a
consummate improviser who seizes the imagination of her listeners with her
passion, soul and unerring ear for beauty.
"Mimi plays with tremendous fire, she can pretty much do anything she
wants with the guitar – Joe Pass |
