Camille Thurman

Camille Thurman (born Decber 22, 1986) is an American jazz musician, composer, and member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.[1][2] Her first two albums, released by Chesky Records in 2018 and 2017, peaked at #3 and #25 respectively on the Billboard Jazz Albums Chart.[3] She has performed at the Kennedy Center, and was a runner up for the 2013 Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition.[2][4]

Camille Thurman
Camille Thurman in 2013
Background information
Born (1986-12-22) December 22, 1986
Queens, New York
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsSaxophone, flute
Years active2008–present
LabelsChesky
Associated actsJazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis
Websitecamillethurmanmusic.com

Early life

Thurman took up music at a young age, as she grew up in the St. Albans section of Queens, New York, practicing vocals, piano, and flute before attending Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and the Performing Arts.[5][6][2] She first picked up the tenor saxophone, the instrument she is best known for playing, at the age of 15.[7] She went on to earn a bachelor's degree in geological & environmental science from Binghamton University.[2][5]

Musical career

Thurman moved back to New York City following her graduation, and played with a wide array of jazz musicians, particularly crediting saxophone player Tia Fuller and vocalist/bassist Mimi Jones with helping her in those early years.[5] Thurman went on to place as a finalist in the 2013 Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition, garnering much attention, and leading to her first record deal.[5]

Later in 2013, Thurman released her first album, Spirit Child, on Jones' label, Hot Tone Music.[2] She followed up with her second album on Hot Tone, Origins, in 2014.[2]

Over December 2014 to January 2015 Thurman appeared alongside Charenee Wade, Cyrille Aimée, Allan Harris and an eight-piece band including bassist Mimi Jones in Alex Webb (musician)'s jazz theatre show Cafe Society Swing, at New York's 59E59 Theaters, which received a Critic's Pick from the New York Times.[8]

Thurman later signed to Chesky Records, and released her third album, Inside the Moment, on May 19, 2017, which debuted at #25 on the BIllboard Jazz albums Chart.[2][3]

Thurman released her fourth album, Waiting for the Sunrise, through Chesky Records on August 24, 2018, and the album debuted at #2 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums Chart.[2][3]

Awards and honors
  • 16th Independent Music Award Nominated - Jazz Song with Vocals "Cherokee"[9]
  • 17th Independent Music Award - Jazz Album with Vocals - Waiting for the Sunrise[10]
  • 17th Independent Music Award - Jazz Song with Vocals - "The Nearness of You"[10]
  • NAACP 50th Image Awards Nominated - Outstanding Jazz Album[11][12]

References
  1. Jazz, All About. "Camille Thurman @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz Musicians. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  2. "Camille Thurman | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  3. "Camille Thurman Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  4. "Camille Thurman". www.kennedy-center.org. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  5. "Camille Thurman Finds Her Voice on 'Waiting For The Sunrise'". DownBeat Magazine. 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  6. "Watch: Camille Thurman – Live at The Jazz Gallery". Jazz Speaks. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  7. "Camille Thurman Is A Rare Jazz Double Threat". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  8. "Rich Songs Tell a Jazz Club's Bittersweet Story". nytimes.com/. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
  9. "The 16th Independent Music Awards Nominees Announced". Independent Music Awards. 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  10. "The 17th Independent Music Awards Winners". Independent Music Awards. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  11. "NAACP | WINNERS OF THE 50th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS ANNOUNCED LAST NIGHT DURING NON-TELEVISED AWARDS DINNER AT THE BEVERLY HILTON". NAACP. 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  12. "Camille Thurman attends the 50th NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles". UPI. Retrieved 2019-11-17.


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