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New Blue Notes And More

by Bob Osborne
June 13, 2024

Four new albums from the legendary Blue Note label dominate this edition of the show. There are also two new releases from the Smoke Sessions label as well as the pick of the best new releases. Featuring Charles Lloyd, Brian Bromberg, Melissa Aldana, Ivo Perelman & Matthew Shipp, Ron Miles, TAC, Bill Frisell, Mark Kelso's Mystic ...

Jodi Proznick

Born: October 23, 1975

Jodi Proznick (born October 23, 1975) is a Canadian jazz bassist, composer, educator and producer. In 2019, she was named Jazz Artist of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards and has been nominated for three Juno Awards. She was a recipient of the Lieutenant Governor's Arts and Music Awards in 2022 for her contribution to music education in British Columbia.

Proznick began playing double bass when she was thirteen and was taught by her father, musician and educator David Proznick. While attending Semiahmoo Secondary, she won the General Motors Award of Excellence in 1993. She attended McGill University from 1993 to 1998, where she met future collaborators such as pianist Tilden Webb, drummer Jesse Cahill and tenor saxophonist Steve Kaldestad. While in Montreal, she also worked with Christine Jensen, Kelly Jefferson, Ranee Lee, André White, Greg Clayton and other prominent Montreal jazz artists. She was a winner of the IAJE Sisters in Jazz Competition in 1998.