Van Patrick Conner[1] (March 17, 1967 – January 17, 2023) was an American rock musician, best known as the bassist for Screaming Trees.

[2] The band moved from their native Ellensburg, Washington to Seattle in the late 1980s to join that city's burgeoning alternative rock scene.

[2] While he was with Screaming Trees, Conner formed the side project Solomon Grundy, in which he performed lead vocals and guitar.

[7] After the breakup of Screaming Trees, Conner worked as a session musician and had formed several additional alternative rock bands, including VALIS[8] and Musk Ox.

[9] In December 2021, Conner fell into a comatose state after suffering complications from emergency stomach surgery.