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Connor Young was born and raised in Vermont and began playing Trumpet at age 12. He discovered Jazz when he was 13 when a teacher told him of Clifford Brown and later joined the Jazz band. Music quickly became a primary focus in his life and began taking lessons with Ray Vega after meeting at a latin jazz camp. Through high school he was selected to participate in the All-State Music Festival each year. There he learned from the likes of David Dempsey, Peter Apfelbaum, Brian McCarthy, Robert Baca and many other great educators. Following high school, Connor went on to study Jazz Performance at McGill University in Montréal. There he studied under many great professors including: Rémi Bolduc, Jocelyn Couture, Kevin Dean, John Hollenbeck, Christine Jensen, Bill Mahar, Jean-Michel Pilc, Joe Sullivan, Jean-Nicolas Trottier, and André White. Graduating in 2018, Connor is now residing in Burlington Vermont and playing with various people and groups around the New England area including: Brickdrop, Ray Vega, George Petit, Kat Wright as well as his own trio and quartet.