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Bill Coon
Born (1959-07-10) July 10, 1959 (age 65)[1]
Etobicoke, Ontario[1]
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, educator
InstrumentGuitar
LabelsCellar Live
Websitewww.billcoon.com

Bill Coon is a Canadian jazz 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]

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

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  • "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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "BILL COON : Vancouver Jazz Who's Who & Discography". vancouverjazz.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Bio". Bill Coon.
  3. ^ "Guitarist Bill Coon isn't just lazin' around during jazz fest". The Georgia Straight. 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  4. ^ "Triology Live!". January 26, 2014.
  5. ^ "Five questions for Bill Coon". ottawacitizen.
  6. ^ "Guitarist Bill Coon marries two musical worlds". The Georgia Straight. June 20, 2013.
  7. ^ a b c "Bill Coon". VSO School of Music. 12 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Vancouver jazz guitarists bring double dose of guitar to Nanaimo". Nanaimo News Bulletin. January 28, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Bill Coon - Capilano University". www.capilanou.ca.
  10. ^ "Vancouver Jazz Profiles : Jill Townsend".
  11. ^ "AllMusic". AllMusic.
  12. ^ Bill Coon, Oliver Gannon - Two Much Guitar, retrieved 2022-12-12
  13. ^ Cory Weeds, Bill Coon - With Benefits, retrieved 2022-12-12
  14. ^ Oliver Gannon, Bill Coon - Two Much More!, retrieved 2022-12-12
  15. ^ Live, Cellar. "bill coon". Cellar Live.
  16. ^ "Laura Crema & Bill Coon - StringSongs". Rhythm Changes. 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
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