Jodi Proznick

Who is Jodi Proznick?

Jodi Proznick is a Canadian jazz bassist born in Vancouver.

In 1993, Proznick won the General Motors Award of Excellence as one of the top young musicians in Canada. McGill University awarded Proznick a performance scholarship in 1997 as a member of the prestigious McGill Big Band I. In 1998, she won the IAJE "Sisters in Jazz" competition which brought her to New York to perform with Ingrid Jensen and to Detroit to open for Geri Allen. In 2004, The Jodi Proznick Quartet was awarded the Galaxie Rising Star of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Jodi was awarded a Canada Council for the Arts Specialized Music Sound Recording Grant for her debut release "Foundations." In 2007, the Jodi Proznick Quartet was awarded a Canada Council Festival Travel Grant to perform at the Montreal International Jazz Festival as part of the GM Prix De Jazz competition.

In 1998, Jodi obtained her B.Mus. from McGill University and in 2006, her M.Ed. from Simon Fraser University.

Since moving back to Vancouver in 2000, Proznick has become a top call bassist. She has played and/or recorded with international stars such as David "Fathead" Newman, Ed Thigpen, Jeff Hamilton, Charles McPherson, Seamus Blake, George Coleman, Sheila Jordan, Mark Murphy, Eric Alexander, Lewis Nash, Warren Vache, Herlin Riley, Richie Cole, Bobby Shew, Wycliffe Gordon, Ryan Kaisor, Gerald Clayton, Tamir Hendelman, Eddie Henderson, Eddie Daniels, David Hazeltine, George Colligan, Kitty Margolis, Patience Higgins, Jim Rotundi, Houston Pearson, Scott Hamilton, George Robert, Grant Stewart, Ingrid Jensen, Joe Magnarelli, Gary Smulyan, Jim Snidero, Paul Bollenbeck, John Proulx and Canadian stars such as Denzal Sinclaire, Brad Turner, Phil Dwyer, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon, P.J. Perry, Don Thompson, Kirk McDonald, Hugh Fraser, Dee Daniels, Laila Biali and many others. A highlight in her career was opening for Oscar Peterson with the Oliver Gannon Quartet at the Orpheum in the summer of 2004. Jodi was a featured soloist with the violinist Mark Fewer and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, with the Vancouver Chamber Choir and with Elektra. She also accompanied Michael Bublé in the closing ceremonies of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.