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

• "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]

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