Bill Coon

Bill Coon is a Canadian jazz guitarist and composer. He is a Juno nominated artist and the winner of the 2009 National Jazz Awards, ‘Guitarist of the Year’.^[2] He is known for performing with other artists including Miles Black and Jodi Proznick (as Triology),^[3] Lonnie Smith,^[4] Brad Turner,^[5] Peter Bernstein, Bucky Pizzarelli, Ian McDougall and Oliver Gannon.^[6][2] His compositions and arrangements have been commissioned by orchestras across the world, including the CBC Radio Orchestra, John Korsrud's Hard Rubber Orchestra, and the Dal Richards Orchestra^[7]

A recipient of multiple Canada Council for the Arts awards, he has studied with Jim Hall, Neil Chotem.^[1], Rick Wilkins, and Louis Stewart^[2]

He is a faculty member at Capilano University.^[8], as well as the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra School of Music^[7]

Discography[]

• "Speakeasy" (2003) - Bill Coon Trio^[9]
• "With Benefits" (2013) - Cory Weeds / Bill Coon Quartet
• "Triology" (2014) - Triology (with Jodi Proznick and Miles Black)
• "Two Much More!" (2015) - Oliver Gannon / Bill Coon
• "Legacy, The Music Of Ross Taggart" (2015) - Jill Townsend Big Band^[10]

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