Connor Terrones is a guitarist, composer, arranger and private instructor currently residing in Denver, Colorado. He was raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado and found a deep love for music at a young age. Connor attended the Colorado Springs Conservatory to study jazz, classical and musical theatre. Connor studied with Steven Kovalcheck at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) to obtain his Bachelor of Music Performance Degree in Jazz Studies with an emphasis in guitar.
Connor had the privilege of performing with some of today's greatest artists in jazz while at UNC, such as: New York Voices, Julia Dollison, and Greg Gisbert.
Terrones is an active jazz, funk, soul, r&b, rock and hip-hop freelance musician in Denver. With various groups, he has had the honor of opening for: Thundercat, Knower, Joey Dosik (frequent collaborator of Vulfpeck), Sir Mix-A-Lot, Flobots, Big Freedia, PJ Morton, Nappy Roots, Durand Jones and The Indications, and Marbin.
A live quintet EP was released digitially by Connor Terrones on October 19th, 2018. This release, recorded at Dazzle in Denver, Colorado by Jared Atol, features Taylor Clay on tenor saxophone, Annie Booth on piano, Matt Smiley on acoustic bass and Alejandro Castaño on drum set. It is available now on all major music streaming services.
Awards:
-2015 DownBeat Award with UNC's Vocal Lab for Best College Vocal Ensemble at the Graduate Level (guitar)
-2016 DownBeat Award with UNC's Vocal Lab for Outstanding Performance (vocals)
Connor had the privilege of performing with some of today's greatest artists in jazz while at UNC, such as: New York Voices, Julia Dollison, and Greg Gisbert.
Terrones is an active jazz, funk, soul, r&b, rock and hip-hop freelance musician in Denver. With various groups, he has had the honor of opening for: Thundercat, Knower, Joey Dosik (frequent collaborator of Vulfpeck), Sir Mix-A-Lot, Flobots, Big Freedia, PJ Morton, Nappy Roots, Durand Jones and The Indications, and Marbin.
A live quintet EP was released digitially by Connor Terrones on October 19th, 2018. This release, recorded at Dazzle in Denver, Colorado by Jared Atol, features Taylor Clay on tenor saxophone, Annie Booth on piano, Matt Smiley on acoustic bass and Alejandro Castaño on drum set. It is available now on all major music streaming services.
Awards:
-2015 DownBeat Award with UNC's Vocal Lab for Best College Vocal Ensemble at the Graduate Level (guitar)
-2016 DownBeat Award with UNC's Vocal Lab for Outstanding Performance (vocals)