Jocelyn Gould is a Canadian jazz guitarist. Her album, Elegant Traveler was awarded the 2021 Juno Award for Jazz Album of the Year - Solo.[1] She is also the 1st place winner of the 2018 Wilson Centre International Jazz Guitar competition.[2][3]
Jocelyn Gould | |
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 Jocelyn Gould performing at the 2022 Montréal International Jazz Festival | |
| Background information | |
| Born | June 9, 1995 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Website | Official site |
She is a graduate of the University of Manitoba, and later received her Master's of Music at Michigan State University where she studied with Randy Napoleon.[1][4][5] Gould has performed alongside many notable musicians including Freddy Cole, Jodi Proznick, Laila Biali, Allison Au, and Will Bonness.[6][7][2][8]
Gould is a faculty member and Head of the Guitar Department at Humber Polytechnic in Toronto.[2] Her debut album Elegant Traveler was released in 2020, and her second album Golden Hour was released in 2022.[9]
Discography
editAs leader
edit- Elegant Traveler (Posi-Tone, 2020)
- Golden Hour (Jocelyn Gould Music, 2022)
- Sonic Bouquet (Jocelyn Gould Music, 2023)
- Portrait of Right Now (Jocelyn Gould Music, 2024)
As side person
edit- Change of Plans - 2020, Will Bonness[10][11]
- Never More Here - 2020, Michael Dease[12]
- Stranger Than Fiction - 2021, Jon Gordon (musician)[13]
- No Bounds - 2021, Caity Gyorgy[14]
- The Ostara Project - 2022, with Jodi Proznick and Amanda Tosoff[15][16]
Singles
edit- It's A Human Race - 2022, Fraser MacPherson[17]
- I Miss Missing You - 2022, Caity Gyorgy[18][19]
References
edit- ^ a b "Elegant Traveller: Winnipeg Jazz Guitarist Jocelyn Gould Wins a Juno for Jazz Album of the Year". Classic107. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ a b c Jazz, All About. "Jocelyn Gould musician - All About Jazz". All About Jazz Musicians. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ "Jocelyn Gould". Jocelyn Gould. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ "Juno-winning guitarist 'always a Winnipegger at heart' - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca". CJOB. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ "From Canada to the World Stage and Beyond: Jocelyn Gould Chats with Jazz Guitar Life! – Jazz Guitar Life". Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ "Music: The Ostara Project". Music Arts Collective. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ Dickinson, Sam. "Change of Plans - Will Bonness". The WholeNote. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ Small, Alan (2022-06-13). "What a difference a day (or Juno) makes for Jocelyn Gould". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ "Jocelyn Gould". Discogs. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ "Will Bonness – Change of Plans". Orange Grove Publicity. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- ^ Change of Plans - Will Bonness | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-12-29
- ^ Never More Here - Michael Dease | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-12-29
- ^ Stranger Than Fiction - Jon Gordon | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-12-29
- ^ ""No Bounds" EPK". Caity Gyorgy. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- ^ Live, Cellar. "THE OSTARA PROJECT". Cellar Live. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ "Review: the highly-anticipated Ostara Project album". Rhythm Changes. 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ Jazz, All About (2022-10-15). "Fraser MacPherson: From The Pen Of... album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- ^ "Caity Gyorgy releases new album Featuring". JAZZ.FM91. 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- ^ "Featuring, by Caity Gyorgy". Caity Gyorgy. Retrieved 2022-12-29.