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. Career 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, who would form the Jodi Proznick Quartet. While in Montreal, she also worked with Christine Jensen, Kelly Jefferson, Ranee Lee, André White, Greg Clayton and many other prominent Montreal jazz artists. She was a winner of the IAJE Sisters in Jazz Competition in 1998. Proznick moved from Montreal to Vancouver in 2000, and married jazz pianist Tilden Webb. The two became leading members of the Vancouver jazz scene, and signed to the Cellar Live record label. Over the years, Jodi has appeared on and produced numerous records. Jodi took a master's degree from 2004 to 2005 in Art Education at Simon Fraser University. There, she met mentor and frequent collaborator, Celeste Snowber, whom Proznick has worked with on two shows: Woman Giving Birth to a Red Pepper in 2013 and Perfect Imperfections: The Art of a Messy Life in 2018. In 2004, the Jodi Proznick Quartet received the Galaxie Rising Star Award at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Soon after, Proznick begun work on her first solo record, Foundations, alongside her quartet. The album released in 2006 to critical acclaim, including Album of the Year and Acoustic Group of the Year at the 2008 National Jazz Awards, and a Juno nomination for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year. Proznick also won Bassist of the Year at the National Jazz Awards in 2008 and 2009. As a member of the Oliver Gannon Quartet in 2004, Proznick was the opening act for Oscar Peterson. She has been a featured performer with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Vancouver Chamber Choir, the Elektra Women's Choir, and the Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs. She accompanied Michael Bublé in the closing ceremonies and