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Camille Thurman

About Me

Camille started playing saxophone at the age of 14. Her first instrument was the flute but with the encouragement of her junior high school band teacher, she learned how to play the alto sax. At the age of 15, she was offered an opportunity to play tenor sax at a music preparatory program for school children on a scholarship. She was accepted into Filorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Performing Arts for jazz studies. It was here she began to officially studyjazz, the art of doubling and composition. While attending LaGuardia she studied with Bob Stewart and Kevin Blanq. Camille has performed with Andy Bey, Dr. Billy Taylor, Tia Fuller, Cynthia Scott, Larry Willis, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Peter Bernstein, Winard Harper, Bruce Johnstone, Steve Davis, Sherrie Maricle and the DIVA Jazz orchestra and many others.I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

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Member Since: 27/04/2008
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SoundHouse Performance NewsChannel 34 ABC NBC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWuV__Tzhnk


Influences: For Vocalists, I love Anita Baker, Sarah Vaughn, Lady Day, Etta James, Chaka Khan, Oleta Adams, Ella Fitzgerald and Nancy Wilson, Jill Scott, Nina Simone, Shirly Horn, Kurt Elling.Saxophonists: Dexter Gordon, Palvo Gonsalves, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Lester Young, Hank Mobley, John Coltrane, Illinois Jacquet, Booker Irving, Joe Henderson, Eric Dolphy, Branford Marsalis, Joshua Redman, Eric Alexander, Stan Getz, David "Fathead" Newman, Frank Wess, Oliver Nelson, Phil Woods, Joe Farrel, Gerry Mulligan, Dave Brecker.Flutists: Herbbie Mann, Hubert Laws, Dave Valentine, Bobbi Humphrey, Nestor Torres.Other Composers, Arrangers and Musicians: Miles Davis, Red Garland, Lee Morgan, Charles Mingus, Thad Jones, Sly Hampton, Cedar Walton, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Art Blakey, Chick Corea, Cyrus Chestnut, Dave Holland, Herbbie Hancock, Horace Silver, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Sammy Nestico, Jaco Pastorius, George Clinton.Bands: Mingus Big Band, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra (aka Vanguard Jazz Orchestra), DIVA, Tower of Power, Chicago, Earth Wind and FireGroups: Sly and the Family Stone, Brick, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Sounds Like: Me
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

SoundHouse Performance NewsChannel 34 ABC NBC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWuV__Tzhnk My band soundhouse playing live on News Channel 34 in Binghamton
Posted by on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:01:00 GMT

Comming soon, new recordings!!!

Comming soon, new, recent recordings!!I know the recordings up are kind of outdated (2 -3 years). That will change. Hopefully, I can get some more performances recorded. They'll be posted in the next ...
Posted by on Thu, 08 May 2008 17:07:00 GMT