Camille Thurman
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Camille Thurman | |
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 Camille Thurman in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | December 22, 1986 Queens, New York |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | Saxophone, flute, vocals |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Label | Chesky |
| Website | camillethurmanmusic |
Camille Thurman (born December 22, 1986) is an American jazz saxophonist, singer, 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 Jazz Vocal Competition.[2][4]
Thurman, who is of African American heritage, 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]
