Jodi Proznick

When she was thirteen, she began playing double bass and was taught by her father.[1] She won the General Motors Award of Excellence in 1993,[2] then attended McGill University. After graduating, she worked in Montreal with Kelly Jefferson, Ranee Lee, and André White.[3]

As a member of the Oliver Gannon Quartet in 2004, she was the opening act for Oscar Peterson.[2] She was a featured soloist with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, with the Vancouver Chamber Choir, and with Elektra. She accompanied Michael Bublé in the closing ceremonies of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.[4]

Proznick is a member of a trio with her husband, Vancouver jazz pianist Tilden Webb,[5][1] Trilogy (featuring Bill Coon and Miles Black), the Joel Haynes Trio, and the Oliver Gannon Quartet.[6] She has also worked with Seamus Blake, George Colligan, Eddie Daniels, Eddie Henderson, Ingrid Jensen, Ryan Kisor, Kitty Margolis, Charles McPherson, David "Fathead" Newman, Mark Murphy, Houston Person, Jim Rotondi, and Ed Thigpen. Proznick has worked with Canadian musicians Brian Dickinson, Phil Dwyer, Kirk MacDonald, Celso Machado, Ian McDougall, Ron Paley, Don Thompson, Guido Basso, Sal Fererras, and P. J. Perry.[3] In addition to recording her own Juno-nominated CDs as a leader, Jodi has been featured on over 40 recordings as a side person.

Jodi's deep passion for education lead her to pursue a master's degree in Education at Simon Fraser University. She was a faculty member at Kwantlen Polytechnic University where she taught improvisation, jazz theory, jazz history, popular music history, rudiments, jazz combo and bass lessons. She is the Head of the JAzz Department at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra School of Music and Artistic Director of the VSO School of Music Summer Jazz Workshop where she also teaches jazz bass, combo and jazz theory. She has been a guest adjudicator and clinician at many festivals, colleges, universities, and conferences across Canada.[1] In 2019/2020, she was the Manager of Education and Community Outreach for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. She holds a BMus in Music Education (Jazz) from McGill University and a MEd in Art Education from Simon Fraser University and is currently the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Music Arts Collective, an online music education platform.

In 2017, Proznick released her 3rd solo album, Sun Songs, which recounts the personal struggle that ensued after her mother's diagnosis of early onset dementia, as well as the arrival of her firstborn son.[5] The album features her husband Tilden Webb on piano, brother-in-law Jesse Cahill on drums, Steve Kaldestad on tenor saxophone, and jazz artist/CBC Radio host Laila Biali on vocals.[5][7]

• General Motors Award of Excellence, 1993
• IAJE Sisters in Jazz Competition winner, 1998
• Galaxie Rising Star Award, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, 2004
• Bassist of the Year, National Jazz Awards, 2008, 2009
• Acoustic Group of the Year, National Jazz Award, 2008
• Album of the Year, National Jazz Award, 2009[1][8]
• Juno Award nomination, 2009[9]
• Juno Award Nomination, 2019
• Western Canadian Music Award, Jazz Artist of the Year 2019
• Western Canadian Music Award Nomination, Classical Artist of the Year 2020 with Vetta Chamber Music, Tango-Klezmer-Jazz

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