These events are presented as part of the 44th Annual Jazz Festival at Ohio State.
5 p.m. • Master class and Q&A via Zoom
Watch the following on the School of Music YouTube channel:
6:30 p.m. • Jazz Lab Big Band première (pre-recorded)
8 p.m. • Jazz Ensemble with Camille Thurman
(livestream broadcast)
Registration required for the master class. You will receive the Zoom meeting link in the registration confirmation email.
As a composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and unique interpreter of the jazz tradition, Camille Thurman is quickly becoming one of the standard-bearers for the form, making a considerable and dynamic contribution to the legacy of jazz while paying tribute to its heroes. Fluid and powerful on the tenor saxophone and highly inventive as a vocalist, Thurman also performs on bass clarinet, flute and piccolo. Her rich sax sound has been compared to Joe Henderson and Dexter Gordon, while her vocal approach — including an impressive scatting ability — has been classified alongside those of Ella Fitzgerald and Betty Carter. She has earned accolades from Jazz Times, Downbeat, All About Jazz, the New York Times, NPR, Sirius XM Satellite Radio, BET, and Jazz Night In America. Thurman tours internationally with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra; she is the first woman in 30 years to tour and perform full-time two seasons as a saxophonist with the world-renowned orchestra (2018–2020). Thurman also leads her own band, The Camille Thurman Quartet, and is a featured artist with the Darrell Green Trio with whom she has performed at the Kennedy Center, Alice Tully Hall, and numerous respected international jazz festivals and venues. Thurman is endorsed by D’Addario Woodwinds & Co. for reeds, Conn-Selmer Inc. for saxophones and Key Leaves saxophone products.
If you require an accommodation to participate in the Zoom meetings, please email the event host, Jeremy Smith (smith.13073@osu.edu). Requests made two weeks before an event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet all requests.
