July  2008 ~ BC Swing Workshop

This will be my 6th straight year teaching at this camp! Each year is different and it's always really fun.

Check out the poster here.

If you want some more info, please email me and I'd be happy to respond! bill@billcoon.com

 

May 2008 ~ Just Jazz Guitar Magazine reviews my new duo album with Ron Peters, "No Boundaries"!

Click here to tread the full review.

 

Special event!
Wed May 28th
8:30pm Cellar Jazz Club
Pagetown jazz artist Sharon Minemoto
releases her new trio CD "I can see the ocean from here"
with bassist Paul Rushka and drummer Paul Townsend

 

March 29th/08

Jazz guitar maestros Bill Coon, Oliver Gannon and Mike Rud team up for a guitar summit extraordinaire.

 Press Release

Birch Theatre, Capilano College

8:00 pm Tickets $30/$28

 

Great News from Laura Crema!

Jazz journalist James Hale (Downbeat, Coda) named "Spring Is Here" as Vocal Jazz Recording of The Year in the 2007 Village Voice Jazz Poll Ballots. The annual poll by the one and only Village Voice combines ballots from 577 critics’ Top 10 lists to acknowledge the best albums of 2007. "Spring is Here" will also be reviewed in the upcoming March issue of Downbeat.  Thank-you again for all the beautiful playing on the CD, it couldn't have happened without you!!  ~ Laura
 

February 9th and 10th/08 
KATE HAMMETT-VAUGHAN and BILL COON
The Cellar
3611 West Broadway
Saturday sets at 8.30 and 10:15 pm
Sunday sets at 7.30 and 9:15 pm
A LIVE recording session! Two of Canada’s finest jazz artists, vocalist Kate Hammett-Vaughan and guitarist Bill Coon make enchanting music together. A rare evening of intimate music featuring swing standards, gorgeous ballads, Latin classics and little-known gems.
Call 604 738-1959 for reservations

 

 

Here are the Top Canadian Releases, part of the annual picks of top jazz albums by Ray Alexander-Host of 'Fascinating Rhythm' in Winnipeg on CJUM-101.5fm or www.umfm.com & Lecturer of The Manitoba Conservatory Jazz Course called 'Jazz With A Twist' & Co-Founder of the Winnipeg Jazz Festival.

(1) Too Much Guitar-Bill Coon (Cellar Live)

(2) Forward Motion-Fred Stride Jazz Orch.(Cellar)

(3) Foundations-Jodi Proznick Qt. (Cellar Live)

(4) Coldfront Bjorn Thoroddsen/Richard Gillis/Steve

Kirby from Winnipeg (Zonet)

(5) Michel Donato Trio