Child Advocates of Silicon Valley Annual Gala March 13, 2010

Mimi Fox

Internationally renowned guitarist/composer/recording artist Mimi Fox has been named a winner in 6 consecutive Downbeat Magazine international critic's polls and has been recognized by writers and colleagues alike as one of the most eloquent jazz guitarists on today's scene. In one of many feature stories, Guitar Player Magazine hailed Mimi as "a prodigious talent who has not only mastered the traditional forms but has managed to reinvigorate them."

Mimi has performed/recorded with some of jazz's most commanding players, including fellow gui-tarists Charlie Byrd, Stanley Jordan, Charlie Hunter, and Mundell Lowe, Grammy-nominated saxophonists Branford Marsalis, David Sanchez and Houston Person, and the late Don Lanphere, vocalists Abbey Lincoln, Diana Krall, Kevin Mahogany and Janis Siegel (Manhattan Transfer), B3 organ masters Joey DeFrancesco, Barbara Denerlein and Dr. Lonnie Smith, and powerhouse drummer Terri Lyne Carrington. She has also performed outside of the jazz world with legends Stevie Wonder and John Sebastian and with Patty Larkin's Vanguard Records-produced La Guitara project.

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, received rave reviews from scores of publications including the San Francisco Chronicle, which called this project Fox's "Masterwork" and said: "The two discs stand as a definitive Fox statement. The first showcases her simmering interplay with a quartet featuring drum maestro Billy Hart, while the second cap-tures her breathtaking solo style in an approach that is as harmonically resourceful as it is lyrically inventive."

This gala event benefits Child Advocates of Silicon Valley, which serves abused and neglected children in the Santa Clara County. Child Advocates recruits, trains and supports dedicated volun-teers who work one-on-one with children in foster care. The event features a performance by Mimi along with fine wine tastings, dinner and fabulous auction items. Local sports commentator Mitch Juricich will serve as emcee and auctioneer.

For tickets and sponsorship information, please consult www.BeMyAdvocate.org or call Juliana Schirmer at 408.573.5615.