Apr 5, 2022 5:13 PM
The Education of Camille Thurman
Here’s a question: How many tenor saxophonists would feel comfortable stepping into John Coltrane’s shoes to…
Thurman was the first woman to tour and perform full time with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
Apr 5, 2022 5:13 PM
Here’s a question: How many tenor saxophonists would feel comfortable stepping into John Coltrane’s shoes to…
Jamaaladeen Tacuma, one of 52 grant recipients, received $40,000 to return to his hometown in North Carolina and create a music work space .
Oct 19, 2021 3:41 PM
South Arts, a nonprofit regional arts organization, awarded $2 million in grants in October to support jazz musicians…
Saxophonist Camille Thurman, above, and the Darrell Green Quartet will reimagine the music of Burt Bacharach in June.
Sep 28, 2021 3:14 PM
Jazz at Lincoln Center has announced the lineup for its 2021–’22 season of live, in-person performances.
The…
A formidable front line in Anzio: Camille Thurman (left), Sylwester Ostrowski, Igor Butman, Freddie Hendrix and Alexander Beets.
Jul 20, 2021 4:15 PM
On a Thursday night in early July, as the sun was beginning to set over the charming fishing port of Anzio on the West…
Veronica Swift has both a historical connection to the music and a desire to expand its artistic purview.
Dec 3, 2020 8:58 AM
Welcome to our enthusiastic, optimistic look at the future.
Below, DownBeat presents short profiles of two dozen…
Camille Thurman is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Nov 23, 2020 11:52 AM
With ambition to spare and serious cred supported by a weighty professional resume, Camille Thurman has made a…
Saxophonist and vocalist Camille Thurman is part of a growing contingent of Black women jazz artists tapping into the power of virtual platforms and claiming the right to speak.
Oct 5, 2020 1:18 PM
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual interactions on Facebook, Instagram Live and Zoom quickly replaced…
The Alex Sipiagin Quartet is set to stream a performance from Smalls on Thursday.
Aug 28, 2020 1:44 PM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Bassist Ben Williams is set to stream a Thursday trio set from the Jazz Gallery in New York.
Aug 3, 2020 5:55 PM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Bassist and bandleader Dezron Douglas is set to stream a trio set from Smalls on Wednesday.
Jun 22, 2020 8:55 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Lakecia Benjamin performs during this year’s Winter Jazzfest, which ran Jan. 8–18 in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
May 26, 2020 9:52 AM
Set up in early May, the Jazz Coalition is rallying support for musicians unmoored from their regular incomes during…
Jerome Jennings follows up his 2016 release, The Beast, with Solidarity.
Dec 12, 2019 10:15 AM
Jerome Jennings stays focused on his goals. After getting his start in his home state of Ohio, he earned degrees from…
Saxophonist Charles McPherson performs with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra at the Rose Theater in New York on April 5 during “McCoy Tyner and Charles McPherson at 80,” a tribute to the two jazz luminaries.
Mar 7, 2020 11:24 AM
In his intro to “McCoy Tyner and Charles McPherson at 80,” a tribute concert honoring the two jazz giants at Jazz…
Camille Thurman’s latest release, Waiting For The Sunrise (Chesky), was issued in August.
Oct 30, 2018 9:49 AM
Saxophonist Camille Thurman kept her singing under wraps all throughout her time at the famed LaGuardia High School for…
