Connor Parks

Connor Parks is a drummer and percussionist based in New York City, active in the city's jazz and improvised music community and known as the drummer for the indie band Cafuné. Raised in Orlando, Florida, where he first took up drums and percussion, he earned a BFA in Jazz Studies from the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, studying with mentors including Reggie Workman, Dave Douglas, and Jane Ira Bloom. He has performed alongside artists such as Kandace Springs, Rodney Jones, JD Allen, and Ingrid Jensen, appearing at venues ranging from the Blue Note to Madison Square Garden. In 2024 he released Music for Celesta, Bass, and Drums, and in 2025 he recorded and toured with Cafuné on their album Bite Reality.