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]

Bill Coon
BornJuly 10, 1959.[1]
Etobicoke, Ontario[1]
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, educator
InstrumentsGuitar
LabelsCellar Live
Associated actsMiles Black, Brad Turner, Lonnie Smith, Oliver Gannon, Jodi Proznick
Websitewww.billcoon.com

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]

Coon is married to band leader and former trombonist Jill Townsend.[9]

Discography
  • "Speakeasy" (2003) - Bill Coon Trio[10]
  • "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[11]

References
  1. "BILL COON : Vancouver Jazz Who's Who & Discography". vancouverjazz.com.
  2. "Bio". Bill Coon.
  3. "Triology Live!". January 26, 2014.
  4. "Five questions for Bill Coon". ottawacitizen.
  5. "Guitarist Bill Coon marries two musical worlds". The Georgia Straight. June 20, 2013.
  6. "Vancouver jazz guitarists bring double dose of guitar to Nanaimo". Nanaimo News Bulletin. January 28, 2020.
  7. "Bill Coon". VSO School of Music.
  8. "Bill Coon - Capilano University". www.capilanou.ca.
  9. "Vancouver Jazz Profiles : Jill Townsend".
  10. "AllMusic". AllMusic.
  11. Live, Cellar. "bill coon". Cellar Live.
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