Will Bonness

Will Bonness (born October 1, 1985) is a Canadian jazz pianist from Winnipeg, Manitoba,^[1] who won the Juno Award for Jazz Album of the Year (Solo) at the Juno Awards of 2022 for his album Change of Plans.^[2]

Will Bonness
Born	1985 (age 39–40)
Origin	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Piano
Years active	2000s–present

A graduate of the jazz program at the University of Manitoba, he is currently a professor of jazz piano at the same institution.^[3] He and faculty colleague Jon Gordon, who was a fellow Juno nominee in the same category, both played on each other's albums.^[4]

He began his career in Maynard Ferguson's band in the early 2000s,^[3] before releasing his own debut album Subtle Fire in 2009.^[5]

Discography

• Subtle Fire (2009)
• Halcyon (2016)
• Change of Plans (2020)