Balladextrous

Juno-award winning vocalist, Sienna Dahlen will take the stage at the Vernon Jazz Club with Juno-award nominated guitarist, Bill Coon as the duo Baladextous.

Sienna has toured her music extensively across Canada, Europe, and parts of the US in addition to having given numerous performances in Mexico and South America. She has released six albums of original jazz and folk music. Sienna has also lead and collaborated on several national and international projects. She has also been a guest vocalist on several recordings.

In addition to performing, Sienna has taught jazz voice and directed small ensembles at the post-secondary level for over 10 years. For the past three years, Sienna has taught at McGill and Concordia University in Montreal . She has given voice clinics and songwriting masterclasses around the world. Some of the highlights have included Moscow, RU at the Konsort Music Academy, the Kiev National University in Ukraine and the Performance House Jazz Camp in Silkeborg, Denmark to name only a few.

Bill Coon is one of Canada’s most highly respected musicians and is the winner of the 2009 National Jazz Awards,’Guitarist of the Year.’ Bill has performed professionally for over thirty years and has played with many significant jazz artists. Bill has over 50 recordings to his credit. He is an in-demand composer and arranger with several commissions with highly rated orchestras around the globe. Bill is on the faculty of Capilano University, teaching composition, arranging, jazz history and of course, jazz guitar.