Bill Coon
Canadian composer and guitarist
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Bill Coon is a Canadian jazz musician and composer. He is a Juno nominated artist and the winner of the 2009 National Jazz Awards, ‘Guitarist of the Year’.[2][3] He is known for performing artists such as Miles Black and Jodi Proznick (as Triology),[4] Lonnie Smith,[5] Brad Turner,[6] Peter Bernstein, Bucky Pizzarelli, Ian McDougall, P. J. Perry, Sheila Jordan, Phil Dwyer, Peter Washington,[7] and Oliver Gannon.[8][2] His compositions and arrangements have been commissioned by large ensembles such as the CBC Radio Orchestra, John Korsrud's Hard Rubber Orchestra, and the Dal Richards Orchestra.[7] He graduated from Concordia University with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Jazz Studies in 1988, and a Masters of Education from Simon Fraser University in 2012.[9]
Bill Coon | |
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| Born | July 10, 1959[1] |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Musician, composer, educator |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Label | Cellar Live |
| Website | www |
A recipient of multiple Canada Council for the Arts awards, he has studied with Jim Hall, Neil Chotem,[1] and Louis Stewart.[2]
He is a faculty member at Capilano University,[9] as well as the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra School of Music.[7]
Coon is married to band leader and former trombonist Jill Townsend.[10]
Discography
- "Speakeasy" (2003) - Bill Coon Trio[11]
- "Two Much Guitar" (2006) - Bill Coon / Oliver Gannon[12]
- "With Benefits" (2013) - Cory Weeds / Bill Coon Quartet[13]
- "Triology" (2014) - Triology (with Jodi Proznick and Miles Black)
- "Two Much More!" (2015) - Oliver Gannon / Bill Coon[14]
- "Legacy, The Music Of Ross Taggart" (2015) - Jill Townsend Big Band[15]
- "StringSongs" (2022) - Laura Crema / Bill Coon[16]
- "Standard Elegance" (2025)[17]
