Pianist Mimi Blais from Montreal, Québec, Canada received several nicknames during her career: The female Victor Borge, The Céline Dion of the keyboard, The French Canadian Liberacette… but the one she’s proud to wear since 1990 is: The New Queen Of Ragtime.
After completing her classical training at the Quebec Conservatory of Music and McGill University in Montreal, Mimi left the beaten path to discover Music with a capital “M”. Her career has been guided by passion and whim where classical, folk, jazz, modern, blues, tango, and ragtime all blend together. Mimi’s passion for ragtime music has led her to travel across the United States and Canada, and it has even taken her to Belgium and Hungary where she received one standing ovation after another.
Because of ragtime music, Mimi was invited to perform for the Olympic Celebration Arts Ashore ’96 in Savannah, Georgia and was acting and playing the piano in Heliotrope at “Le Théâtre du Rideau Vert” and in Le Diner Farfelu part I and II at the Cabaret of the Casino of Montreal.
Mimi Blais has 6 CDs available. Her newest one; "Sunday Morning" just came out recently and is dedicated to her fiancé and partner John Petley who will make a special appearance with Mimi on stage at the NVRS concert. Mimi and John just came back from a successful 4 week concert tour in California. Both will be leaving March 24th for Hungary for the Bohem Ragtime Festival in Kesckemet, and will play in several cities for a Hungarian concerts tour.
For further information about Mimi Blais, and for information about her CDs, click here for her website.