The Role of Creativity in Music Education: Unleashing Potential
Introduction Music education is currently facing a critical juncture, with debates revolving around the significance of creativity in…
The Ostara Project: Canadian Jazz Festival Tour 2023
“The Ostara Project…Â one of the biggest Canadian jazz releases this year.” ~ Rhythm Changes The Jazz Festival…
Sun Songs: Reviews and Reflections
The feedback and response to Sun Songs f. Laila Biali was so heartwarming! Thank you to everyone that…
HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC: ONLINE COURSE
NEW ONLINE COURSE! đ¶ Share the remarkable stories of Prince, The Beatles, Hank Williams, Marvin Gaye, Janet Jackson,…
LISTEN – OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
We made a VIDEO of “Listen” featuring my quintet. The dream team behind the camera is Sarah Boland…
Everyday Inspiration: The Story of âBeautiful Againâ From My New Album Sun Songs
An amazing new world full of colors, texture and poetry opened up to me in the days before…
Why I chose to cover “The Book of Love” on my new album Sun Songs.
There are times in your life when you hear a song and it impacts you immediately. That is…
Jodi’s interview in the B.C. Musician Magazine
I was thrilled to be invited to share my thoughts about teaching with my friends at the B.C.…
Jodi’s Interview in The Runner Magazine
Photo credit: Michelle Mateus Jodi was the featured artist in the Runner Magazine this week. Check it out…
An Invitation to Share: Part II
Photo by Steve Mynett I was recently invited by the JUNO award winning bassist and head of the…
VSO School of Music Summer Jazz Workshop 2017
VSO Summer Jazz Workshop Faculty: Miles Black, Bill Coon and Jodi Proznick (Photo by Vincent Lim) Are you…
Freedom
I was invited to participate in an art project that invited me to explore how I want to…
An Invitation to Share: Part I
I was recently invited by the JUNO award winning bassist and head of the bass department at Humber…
Delight
Every object, every being, is a jar full of delight. ~ Rumi I delight in my beautiful son…
Living Artfully
Great music happens when the head and the feet meet in the heart. You come out of the…
June 30, 2014 – Triology CD Release at Pyatt Hall
Come and join Triology featuring Jodi Proznick, Miles Black and Bill Coon as they celebrate the release of…
Finding your Song at the VSOSofM
Come and join us for an inspiring songwriting week at the state-of-the-art VSO School of Music in downtown…
Digging Deep
âThe only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and…
David “Fathead” Newman and the Tilden Webb Trio Reissue
The jazz world lost a powerful voice in 2009. David “Fathead” Newman was a saxophone player who is…
The Big Musical Basket
Like many of my university colleagues, I am in the middle of a crazy amount of jazz theory…
Western Canadian Tour with Champian Fulton
I am looking forward to the upcoming tour with NYC vocalist/pianist Champian Fulton, Cory Weeds on saxophone and…
Letting Go
Photo by Steve Mynett The whole thing of being in music is not to control it but to…
TED Conference
I just finished a successful gig at the TED conference in Vancouver B.C. with Tilden Webb, my pianist…
Triology Live at the Jazz Cellar
I’m happy to share a couple of tunes from one of our last Triology gigs at the Cellar…
Collaborations
This is a photo from my collaboration with poet, author and dancer Celeste Snowber at the Cultch last…
Painting by Barbara Etches
This portrait was originally a photo taken by the great photographer and writer Brian Nation. Barbara turned the…
Triology Live!
Please come and join Bill Coon, Miles Black and me for a couple of upcoming concerts! February 8th,…
Daring Greatly
I am currently reading “Daring Greatly” by Brene Brown. I love her writing. I just finished a two…
New Year, New Beginnings
Thoughts for 2014 Be open to possibilities. Allow yourself to dream big. Relax and let go. Try…
Upcoming Show at the Cultch
We would like to invite you to our upcoming performance on September 20 and 21 at the Cultch.…
The Dance of Emotion
There is no such thing as a bad feeling. All feelings are normal. When we reject/push away/avoid the…
Blessed Unrest
I started off my artistic journey as a dancer. This quote is from one of the greatest artists…
Fraser, Oliver and Wyatt
We have an incredible collection of world class jazz musicians here in Vancouver. This trio with the late,…
VSO School of Music Summer Jazz Workshop
Exciting news! The VSO School of Music is starting a jazz program. I am so excited to have…
Success, like happiness, cannot be pursued…
Success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue as the unintended side-effect of one’s personal dedication to…
George Coleman Plays in Tribute to Ross Taggart
April 5, 6 and 7 at the Jazz Cellar @ 8pm I’m so fortunate to be playing…
Playing with Lewis Nash
I had an amazing time playing with the legendary Lewis Nash a couple of weekends ago. He was…
A Weekend with Russell Malone
We had an amazing time playing with one of the most swinging guitar players on the planet!
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The Jodi Proznick Quartet
The National Jazz Award winning Jodi Proznick Quartet is a fresh, intense, swinging and highly interactive group led…
Triology
Photo by: http://jessecahill.wordpress.com/ Triology is Bill Coon on guitar, Miles Black on piano and Jodi Proznick on bass.…
Welcome To My Blog!
This is going to be a space where I share gig and education related information with you all.…