![]() Rooted in traditional swinging post bop, her group covered Duke Ellington, as well as Joni Mitchell and Peter Gabriel on Foundations. “In terms of being a leader, it’s kind of ideal in a way, because you’re dealing with people who care about each other,” said the noted bassist. The band, which played on her first recording, Foundations, includes pianist Tilden Webb, Proznick’s husband of three years, his high school pal, tenor saxist Steve Kaldestad, and her sister’s beau, drummer Jesse Cahill. ![]() Her first national tour is also a family affair. ![]() “I suppose if they were as into hockey as they were into us doing dance and theatre and music I would have been on a hockey team,” said Proznick, 32, who makes her Toronto headlining debut at the Rex tonight. Proznick also studied ballet for 10 years, while sister Kelly is a trombonist/educator and brother Tim plays drums. ![]() That’s not to say both parents didn’t inspire their three children’s artistic pursuits. “He didn’t know anything about the bass, so as a tenacious 13-year-old I thought that he couldn’t look over my shoulder and tell me what to do,” she said of her desire for musical independence from trumpeter/educator dad Dave Proznick. Musicians end up playing the instruments they do for all kinds of reasons, but Vancouver bassist Jodi Proznick, the daughter of a nationally acclaimed high school band director, can cite a specific one.
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