If Serge Gainsbourg, Cleo Laine and Jobim all hung out together one night and jammed, they might sound something like what Mimosa has to offer: a journey into a land of gorgeous melodies, groovy rhythms and stellar improvisations.

Because the quality of the music has given Mimosa such long legs they have been able to create their own vintage sound. They launched into the Festival circuit and began touring (B.C., Quebec including the Montreal and Rimouski Jazz Festivals, United States) and signed a licensing and distribution deal with Saravah, a label in France. Mimosa was also featured in a one-hour long documentary produced by Pierre Rivard from French CBC, aired on TV5.

This increased popularity, however, coincided with baby production. 4 kids later, Mimosa is still around, and able to start touring again. This year Mimosa appeared at the Festival des Voyageurs in Winnipeg and was part of the joint CBC/Productions Rivard TV show "Au Coeur du Festival". Mimosa was also featured on English CBC, with a live broadcast from the Wintersong Festival. This led to Mimosa being featured on English CBC's very first music podcast. Mimosa also appeared at the spring 2008 showcase "Contact Ouest". Mimosa released its third CD Méli-mélo in  2009.

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Rebecca Shoichet (vocals): is an amazing vocalist with a solid background in performance. She spent many years playing with some of Vancouver's most established bands (Soul Stream, Famous Players, Kia Kadiri, Lache Cercel) as well as extensive Musical Theatre experience (for example, Joni Mitchell's "River").

Karen Graves (saxophone/flute): is well known as a virtuoso sax and flute player (Joelle Rabu, the Temptations, Marylin Lerner, Maynard Ferguson, Mother of Pearl) and brings passion and incredible improvisations to the combo.

Anna Lumiere (bass/keyboard):is the main driver behind the wheel of the band, playing left-hand bass and right-hand keyboards and writing most of the music and lyrics in French, Spanish and English.

Mimosa at LiveCity, Vancouver Olympic Venue, Feb 2010



Mimosa at the Au Coeur du Festival, Winnipeg

Bernie Arai (drums): is a performer, recording artist and educator. He works regularly with some of Canada’s most accomplished musicians and has performed across the country with various ensembles.

Mimosa is a cocktail with only the finest ingredients: Jazz, Brazilian sambas and French chansons. Stir or shake, sip, and get ready to feel good.