Jocelyn Gould

Jocelyn Gould
Jocelyn Gould
Background information
Born	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	2020–present
Website	Official site

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]}

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 was 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

As leader

• 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

• 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

• It's A Human Race - 2022, Fraser MacPherson ^[17]
• I Miss Missing You - 2022, Caity Gyorgy ^{[18] [19]}

References

1. "Elegant Traveller: Winnipeg Jazz Guitarist Jocelyn Gould Wins a Juno for Jazz Album of the Year". Classic107. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
2. Jazz, All About. "Jocelyn Gould musician - All About Jazz". All About Jazz Musicians. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
3. "Jocelyn Gould". Jocelyn Gould. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
4. "Juno-winning guitarist 'always a Winnipegger at heart' - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca". CJOB. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
5. "From Canada to the World Stage and Beyond: Jocelyn Gould Chats with Jazz Guitar Life! – Jazz Guitar Life" . Retrieved 2024-02-28.
6. "Music: The Ostara Project". Music Arts Collective. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
7. Dickinson, Sam. "Change of Plans - Will Bonness". The WholeNote. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
8. Small, Alan (2022-06-13). "What a difference a day (or Juno) makes for Jocelyn Gould". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
9. "Jocelyn Gould". Discogs. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
10. "Will Bonness – Change of Plans". Orange Grove Publicity. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
11. Change of Plans - Will Bonness | Credits | AllMusic , retrieved 2022-12-29
12. Never More Here - Michael Dease | Credits | AllMusic , retrieved 2022-12-29
13. Stranger Than Fiction - Jon Gordon | Credits | AllMusic , retrieved 2022-12-29
14. ""No Bounds" EPK". Caity Gyorgy. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
15. Live, Cellar. "THE OSTARA PROJECT". Cellar Live. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
16. "Review: the highly-anticipated Ostara Project album". Rhythm Changes. 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
17. Jazz, All About (2022-10-15). "Fraser MacPherson: From The Pen Of... album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
18. "Caity Gyorgy releases new album Featuring". JAZZ.FM91. 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
19. "Featuring, by Caity Gyorgy". Caity Gyorgy. Retrieved 2022-12-29.