Episode 25

The Science of Success with Camille Thurman

Published on: 10th February, 2017

Camille and I discuss the science of success. She has an interesting story, one that does not follow the usual path. As a trained scientist her music takes on a life like no other. We examine her formula with the hopes of helping you to compose your own success philosophy.

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http://www.camillethurmanmusic.com

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Bio:

Acclaimed by Downbeat Magazine as a singer with “soulful inflection and remarkable, Fitzgerald-esque scat prowess” and hailed by All About Jazz as a “first class saxophonist that blows the proverbial roof of the place”, Camille Thurman has been amazing audiences throughout the world with her impeccable sound, remarkable vocal virtuosity and captivating artistry. 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 alluded others to compare her to tenor greats Joe Henderson and Dexter Gordon.

An accomplished performer and composer, Camille has performed and worked with notable Jazz and R&B icons George Coleman, Dianne Reeves, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Terri Lyne Carrington, Jon Hendricks, Pattie LaBelle, Chaka Khan, Russell Malone, Nicholas Payton, Jacky Terrasson, Alicia Keys, Lalah Hathaway, Jill Scott and Erykah Badu among others.

Camille performs with her quartet and has been featured at the Kennedy Center, Alice Tully Hall, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, the Sydney International Women in Jazz Festival, the Tomsk International Jazz Festival, the International Fano Jazz Festival and many other prominent jazz venues and festivals around the world.

In 2015 Camille was a recipient of the Martin E. Segal –Lincoln Center Award for Outstanding Young Artists and a runner-up in the 2013 Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition. She was also a two-time award winning recipient of the ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composers Award 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 2013 ASCAP/ Kennedy Center "Songwriters: The Next Generation" showcase. Camille has appeared on BET’s "Black Girls Rock" as the saxophonist & flutist in the All-Star Band.


Camille's debut album ORIGINS, featuring Luis Perdomo (piano), Rudy Royston (Drums), Corcoran Holt (Bass), Enoch Smith Jr. (Piano), Brandee Younger (Harp) and Shirazette Tinnin (Drums & Cajon), was released in 2014 on the Hot Tone Music label along with her second release Spirit Child.

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Created in 2016 by Darrian Douglas, The Working Artist Project is a podcast that sheds light on the realities facing today’s working creatives. The podcast provides lovers of the arts with an up-close look at the lives of their favorite performers.