Schulich Jazz Area Forum: Camille Thurman and Darrell Green
This week, the forum welcomes:
CAMILLE THURMAN,听saxophone and voice and听DARRELL GREEN, drums
CAMILLE THURMAN
Acclaimed by Downbeat Magazine as a "rising star"听singer with 鈥渟oulful inflection and remarkable, Fitzgerald-esque听scat prowess鈥 and hailed by All About Jazz as a 鈥渇irst class saxophonist听that blows the proverbial roof of the place鈥,听Camille Thurman听has been amazing audiences throughout the world with her impeccable sound, remarkable vocal virtuosity and captivating artistry.听 Many have praised her vocal abilities to the likeness of Ella Fitzgerald and Betty Carter. Her lush, rich & warm sound on the tenor saxophone has led others to compare her to tenor greats Joe Henderson and Dexter Gordon.听
An accomplished performer and composer, Camille has worked with notable Jazz and R&B icons such as George Coleman, Roy Haynes, Dianne Reeves,听Wynton Marsalis & the Jazz听At听Lincoln Center Orchestra, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Terri听Lyne听Carrington, Jon Hendricks, Pattie LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Louis Hayes, Russell Malone, Nicholas Payton, Jacky听Terrason, Alicia Keys, Lalah Hathaway, Jill Scott and Erykah Badu among others. Career highlights for Camille include performing as a featured guest vocalist for听鈥淓lla at 100: Forever听The听First Lady of Song鈥澨齝entennial tribute to Ella Fitzgerald and as a featured guest saxophonist in 2021听for听听鈥淛OHN COLTRANE: A Love Supreme鈥 at Jazz听At听Lincoln Center.听
Camille was a recipient of the听Martin E. Segal 鈥揕incoln Center Award for Outstanding Young Artists听and a runner up in the 2013听Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition. She was a two-time听award winning听recipient of the听ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composers Award听and a winner of the Fulbright Scholars Cultural Ambassador Grant to Nicaragua and Paraguay. Her compositions were featured and performed by her quartet in the听ASCAP/ Kennedy Center "Songwriters: The Next Generation"听showcase. She was the first woman in 30 years to tour and perform full time internationally with the world ren own Jazz听At听Lincoln Center Orchestra as a saxophonist/woodwindist (2018-2020) Camille听has earned accolades from the media including JazzTimes Magazine, Downbeat Magazine, NPR, The New York Times and Jazz Night听In听America.听As a leader, she has released four records鈥擮rigins,听Spirit Child听(Hot Tone Music),听Inside听The听Moment听(Chesky Records 2017) and 鈥淲aiting听For听TheSunrise鈥 (Chesky Records 2018).听听
DARRELL GREEN
Innovative master drummer,听Darrell Green听is one of the leading, most sought after musicians on today鈥檚 jazz scene. As a prolific sideman, bandleader, educator, clinician, composer and producer, Darrell developed his mastery in the heart of Oakland, California.听听
He developed a style rooted in modern post-bop, but听retains elements of his gospel and classical lineage. Though jazz is his primary focus, Green is conversant in every genre from straight-ahead jazz to Latin and West African music.听听
Green has toured and recorded with notable jazz artists Cassandra Wilson, Pharoah Sanders, Benny Golson, Buster Williams, Mary Stallings, Russell Malone, Houston Person, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Antoine Roney, Charles Tolliver, Marlena Shaw, Sherman Irby, Steve听Turre, Wallace Roney, Stefon Harris, Red Holloway, Faye Carol. He also co-leads a collaborative project with vocalist and saxophonist Camille Thurman.听
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