Bill Coon
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Bill Coon | |
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| Born | July 10, 1959[1] Etobicoke, Ontario[1] |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, educator |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Labels | Cellar Live |
| Website | www |
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
- "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[9]
References
- ^ a b c "BILL COON : Vancouver Jazz Who's Who & Discography". vancouverjazz.com.
- ^ a b c "Bio". Bill Coon.
- ^ "Triology Live!". January 26, 2014.
- ^ "Five questions for Bill Coon". ottawacitizen.
- ^ "Guitarist Bill Coon marries two musical worlds". The Georgia Straight. June 20, 2013.
- ^ "Vancouver jazz guitarists bring double dose of guitar to Nanaimo". Nanaimo News Bulletin. January 28, 2020.
- ^ a b "Bill Coon". VSO School of Music.
- ^ "Bill Coon - Capilano University". www.capilanou.ca.
- ^ Live, Cellar. "bill coon". Cellar Live.
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