THE D.O.M.E. EXPERIENCE - Key Persons
Francesca Harper is a multi-faceted artist. After performing at The White House her
senior year in high school, she joined and performed soloist roles with The Dance
​ Kristin D. Carpenter (AEA*) - Credits include THEATRE: (CA) Since Africa*, Old Globe Theatre, Regional, (Movement Coordinator & The Nameless One); (NY/NJ) Pitched, Actors' Playhouse, NYC Fringe Festival; Remembering WeSelves, NJPAC; (IL) Elegba Crossings, Madame C. J. Walker Theatre.
Mimi Jones, multi-talented bassist, vocalist, and composer, brings her beacon of musical light to the world while embracing a positive future with her inspiring messages. Mimi's elegant sound is an eclectic mix of genres based on a strong jazz foundation that leave room for funky bass grooves, world beat rhythms, and gentle textures. Her inspiring debut release CD, "A New Day" is bursting with original compositions seamlessly melting from one song to another and caressed by the warmth of Mimi's sultry voice. The title of the CD speaks of embracing a changing world with a positive point of view while maintaining the courage to move forward just as the new persona and alter ego, Mimi Jones, was transformed from "side man" Miriam Sullivan in order to more appropriately express her own messages of change and future progression.
Mimi Jones has shared the stage with such talents as the great Lionel Hampton, Roy Hargrove, Rachel Z, Sean Jones, Kenny Barron, Jesse Davis, Ingrid Jensen, Kevin Mahogany, Denis Charles, Tia Fuller and Onaje Allan Gumbs just to name a few. Besides receiving a Bachelor's of Music Degree from the Manhattan School of Music she also studied, attended workshops or mentored with Lisle Atkinson, Barry Harris, Ron Carter, Milt Hinton, Dr. Billy Taylor, Yusef Latif, Max Roach, and Latin bass techniques with Guillermo Edgehill. The Mimi Jones Band has performed at the Jazz Standard, the Blue Note, and the Kennedy Center, Dizzy' s Coca Cola.
Mimi Jones has been a reoccurring face at the Kennedy Center since 2000, as part as annual the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival playing bass for the annual piano and saxophone competition. She has also performed in groups led by pianist Rachel Z, piano legend Joanne Brackeen, saxophonist Tia Fuller, and her own project the Mimi Jones Band which was featured premiè€ring her debut release, "A New Day." The Mimi Jones Band has also appeared at the The Blue Note, The Jazz Standard, Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, Small's Jazz Club, Symphony Space, and the Zinc Bar. In the future Mimi Jones plans to incorporate multimedia in her performance and collaborations with other artists. She wants to find more diverse ways to reach out to the public by making her music accessible while maintaining the integrity of the music that has propelled her on her journey.
Recently Mimi Jones can be found playing on Terri Lyne Carrington's new release "The Mosaic Project", Tia Fuller's 2011 release "Decisive Steps", and Poet extraordinaire Samantha Thornhill's "Odelicious Poems". Earlier this year Mimi made a second trip to the magical isle of Haiti for the annual Haitian Jazz Festival. She was excited to perform with vocalist Pauline Jean and participate in the workshop series with Haitian students.
Although Mimi plays acoustic bass, baby bass, electric bass, and numerous styles of music including jazz, funk, hip hop, Cuban, free, folk, and pop. She remains open to learning new sounds. "I hope that this music sends a message of unconditional love and encouragement to let people know that we all experience the same things but in different ways. If we find the joy within eventually it will be all around us." For more about Mimi Jones visit at www.HotToneMusic.com and www.MimiJonesMusic.com
Partner Susan Batson, based on her aunt Margo Jefferson's award-winning novel, "Negroland".