Jocelyn Gould Explained

Jocelyn Gould
Alt:	Jocelyn Gould performing at the 2022 Montréal International Jazz Festival
Caption:	Jocelyn Gould performing at the 2022 Montréal International Jazz Festival
Birth Date:	June 9
Birth Place:	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Genre:	Jazz
Occupation:	Musician
Instruments:	Guitar
Years Active:	2020–present

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.^{[4] [5]} Gould has performed alongside many notable musicians including Freddy Cole, Jodi Proznick, Laila Biali, Allison Au, and Will Bonness.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Gould is a faculty member and Head of the Guitar Department at Humber College. 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)

As side person

• Change of Plans - 2020, Will Bonness^[10]
• Never More Here - 2020, Michael Dease
• Stranger Than Fiction - 2021, Jon Gordon (musician)
• No Bounds - 2021, Caity Gyorgy^[11]
• The Ostara Project - 2022, with Jodi Proznick and Amanda Tosoff^{[12] [13]}

Singles

• It's A Human Race - 2022, Fraser MacPherson^[14]
• I Miss Missing You - 2022, Caity Gyorgy^{[15] [16]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elegant Traveller: Winnipeg Jazz Guitarist Jocelyn Gould Wins a Juno for Jazz Album of the Year . 2022-06-17 . Classic107.
2. Web site: Jazz . All About . Jocelyn Gould musician - All About Jazz . 2022-06-17 . All About Jazz Musicians . en.
3. Web site: Jocelyn Gould . 2022-06-17 . Jocelyn Gould . en-US.
4. Web site: Juno-winning guitarist 'always a Winnipegger at heart' - Winnipeg Globalnews.ca . 2022-06-17 . CJOB . en-US.
5. Web site: From Canada to the World Stage and Beyond: Jocelyn Gould Chats with Jazz Guitar Life! – Jazz Guitar Life . 2024-02-28 . en-US.
6. Web site: Music: The Ostara Project . 2022-06-17 . Music Arts Collective.
7. Web site: Dickinson . Sam . Change of Plans - Will Bonness . 2022-06-17 . The WholeNote . en-gb.
8. News: Small . Alan . 2022-06-13 . What a difference a day (or Juno) makes for Jocelyn Gould . en-CA . Winnipeg Free Press . 2022-06-17.
9. Web site: Jocelyn Gould . 2022-06-17 . Discogs . en.
10. Web site: Will Bonness – Change of Plans . 2022-12-29 . Orange Grove Publicity . en-US.
11. Web site: "No Bounds" EPK . 2022-12-29 . Caity Gyorgy . en.
12. Web site: Live . Cellar . THE OSTARA PROJECT . 2023-02-03 . Cellar Live . en.
13. Web site: 2022-12-06 . Review: the highly-anticipated Ostara Project album . 2023-02-03 . Rhythm Changes . en.
14. Web site: Jazz . All About . 2022-10-15 . Fraser MacPherson: From The Pen Of... album review @ All About Jazz . 2022-12-29 . All About Jazz . en.
15. Web site: 2022-11-04 . Caity Gyorgy releases new album Featuring . 2022-12-29 . JAZZ.FM91 . en-CA.
16. Web site: Featuring, by Caity Gyorgy . 2022-12-29 . Caity Gyorgy . en.