Will Bonness

{{Short description|Canadian jazz pianist (born 1985)}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1985}}

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| origin = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

| genre = Jazz

| occupation = Musician

| instrument = Piano

| years_active = 2000s–present

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Will Bonness (born October 1, 1985) is a Canadian jazz pianist from Winnipeg, Manitoba,Chris Smith, "Will Bonness gets an invite to all-star jam". Winnipeg Free Press, April 28, 2014. who won the Juno Award for Jazz Album of the Year (Solo) at the Juno Awards of 2022 for his album Change of Plans.Holly Gordon, [https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/here-are-all-the-2022-juno-award-winners-1.6453668 "Here are all the 2022 Juno Award winners"]. CBC Music, May 14, 2022.

A graduate of the jazz program at the University of Manitoba, he is currently a professor of jazz piano at the same institution.Chris Smith, "Experience the best teacher, and he has it". Winnipeg Free Press, April 9, 2012. He and faculty colleague Jon Gordon, who was a fellow Juno nominee in the same category, both played on each other's albums.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/jon-gordon-juno-nomination-1.6449516 "Jazz is 'not about competition,' says Juno-nominated Winnipeg musician Jon Gordon"]. CBC News Manitoba, May 11, 2022.

He began his career in Maynard Ferguson's band in the early 2000s, before releasing his own debut album Subtle Fire in 2009.Chris Smith, "Talented young Winnipeggers' CDs on launch pad". Winnipeg Free Press, November 9, 2009.