Yunior Terry’s AfroCuban Roots featuring Natalie Barahona

About

Recognized for his big sound, versatility and contagious rhythm, Yunior has toured with artists such as Jerry Gonzalez and Fort Apache, Eddie Palmieri, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Ravi Coltrane and The Latin Jazz All Stars.

As the youngest son of one of Cuba’s most gifted musical families “Los Terry’s”, Yunior followed the tradition and began his musical training at age seven, graduating in 1994 from the prestigious National School of Art (ENA) in Havana with a double major in violin and bass.

Soon after graduation he joined the National Philharmonic Orchestra, performing works of European and Cuban composers at Havana’s National Theater.

In 1998, Terry moved to California to attend The California Institute of Arts where he received his B.A. with honors in 2002.

It was at CalArts where he continued to expand his musical horizons under Charlie Haden, Derek Oles (Poland), Rajeev Taranath (India) and Alfred Ladzekpo (Ghana) by exposing him to a wide variety of music and traditions from around the world.

In 2009, Yunior Terry won the VanLier Fellowships, supporting the creation of new musical work.

In 2017, Terry added a Master’s in jazz from Rutgers University to his list of accomplishments and in 2022, released recordings with his jazz project based in Melbourne called Undercurrents featuring some of Melbourne’s most highly regarded jazz musicians: Mat Jodrell – Trumpet, Julien Wilson – Saxophone, Brett Williams – Keys, and Danny Fischer – Drums.