John Proulx (pronounced “Proo”) is an LA-based jazz vocalist, pianist, composer, educator, and recording artist. He has 4 albums out to date: “Moon and Sand”, “Baker’s Dozen”, “The Best Thing For You”, and “Say It”.

In addition to touring with his own trio, John has performed with the likes of Anita O’Day, Natalie Cole, Melissa Manchester, Ann Hampton Callaway, and Marian McPartland.

As a composer, John has co-written songs that have been recorded by many notable singers. Jazz legend, Nancy Wilson, recorded “These Golden Years”, a song that John co-wrote with lyricist D. Channsin Berry, for her 2006 Grammy-winning CD, “Turned to Blue”. Most recently, John co-wrote a song called “Stained Glass” with Melissa Manchester for his new album, “Say It”. John and Melissa also co-wrote a song called “Big Light” for her 20th studio album, “You Gotta Love The Life”, featuring a duet with Melissa and Al Jarreau.

In 2009, John spent four months at the prestigious Feinstein’s at the Loews Regency hotel in New York playing a nightly solo piano/vocal engagement. Since then, John has appeared on Michael Feinstein’s radio show on NPR, “Song Travels” as well as on Marian McPartland’s radio show, “Piano Jazz”. John has a Master’s degree in Jazz Vocal Performance from Western Michigan University, and has been a music instructor at Cal State Long Beach, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Fullerton, Azusa Pacific University, Jazzvoice.com, pianowithjonny.com, and openstudio.com. John recently started his own online teaching company called “Blue Prue Music” where he specializes teaching jazz piano, voice, arranging, and composition.

John is endorsed by Dexibell keyboards and Eikon mics, and plays the Vivo S7 stage piano. His debut book of original jazz and new-age piano pieces called “Soundscapes” is available for purchase at his website along with piano and vocal arrangements: http://www.johnproulx.com