Why Camille Thurman Gave Up Music, and What Brought Her Back
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- Опубліковано 13 кві 2024
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Jay Metcalf interviews saxophonist Camille Thurman. @camillethurmanmusic
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I never would have imagined that anyone would have said Camille wasn’t good. When I first came across her videos I couldn’t get enough…She is a player, artist, star! I’m a male self teaching saxophone enthusiast and wish I could play a fraction as well as Camille. ❤
Yoo… some of these saxophone notes really be bringing tears to my eyes. There are no words to describe the beauty of that sound.
Jay I admire the way you REALLY listen to a person. You listen to 'get them' understand their world and experience. Thank you. Also I related to Camille's experience of going to schools that did not offer a music education. Then fighting to get one, only to be discouraged and disrespected by teachers &/or rude peers. I don't understand why they can't see we are all works in progress not snapshots in time.
Such an amazing human being! Love her story. I too was burned out from music so I took a break for 8 years and then eventually came back better than ever. She'll be one of the guest artists at my college's annual jazz festival and I'm super excited to meet her in her master class next month!
What a contagious smile!!! I cannot stop smiling while watching this great artist. Thank you!!!
I'm glad to see another saxophonist, especially a woman who plays tenor saxophone. Experiencing a traumatic event can cause you to freeze or feel unable to move forward. I felt so alone and almost gave up at one point due to my failures and these experiences, along with other obstacles. Seeing a successful woman who has faced similar experiences with sexism and trauma makes me feel that I can still succeed despite these challenges. Thank you for sharing your story Camille Thurman.
Thanks so much for that great interview. Camille is a great inspiration for me too.
Her story is so significant for many women in the music business. It's great that she passes on her experience and knowledge to young musicians.
She is a wonderful human being.
What a lovely human Camille is. I know Mike Carbone and I'm so glad they crossed paths when they did ❤❤
I'm very lucky to go to McGill University where she's a professor. What an incredible musician and person
Very inspirational! Such resilience from a wonderful musician. Keep going, Sister!!
Thanks for the excellent interview. I was lucky enough to hear Camille Thurman in a concert in Paraguay and attend a master class that she gave in 2016.
Love this, thanks for sharing such an inspiring story. I had a very similar experience after a very discouraging freshman year of college. I'm still playing today/came back to music thanks to an incredible teacher & mentor who gave me a safe space to learn and grow.
I too experienced the Catch22 of American grade school music programs where they want you to already know how to play music before you can be part of the band. It says a lot about her passion to pursue.
Brilliant interview.....thank you both!
Love Camille's story. When I was about 10 years old I wanted to play the tombone but was told I was too small to hold up the horn and was given a Flugelhorn! Tried that, didn't like it and ended up playing the Euphonium by about age 15. My sisters started on clarinet and I thought that would be interesting, tried that instrument too, liked it and moved to Saxophone from there at about 20. Still playing it at age 68.
I love Camille! She was my favorite act at the Northampton Jazz Fest
Amazing to hear that a person with so much talent was being discouraged due to something as petty as their sex. Camille clearly is exceptional in many aspects of the arts, but most importantly she's exceptional as a teacher and someone who can inspire generations to come. I'm glad that she found the support she needed to get where she is today in music.
Amazing interview Jay! An extraordinary vital woman and an example !
It's great to listen to this!
Great video J
Great interview
Wow so awesome. Inspirational.
Camille you are a great inspiration to me as a beginner saxplayer (4 years on alto)!
Have seen you once in front of a big band in Stockholm and have tickets for your May consert 😀
Thank you for another great expose into the musical journey of another great player. This was great to hear from a woman’s perspective and a great Marker of how music is progressing. Female players are being added more and more to the list of my favourites. Thanks Jay and thanks for being at the cutting edge of music themes
I gave up on music once but, I stopped losing hope and started 2 believe again ❤
❤❤❤ so important, so true
This was a great, and encouraging interview. She is incredibly talented, intelligent, and very warm and charming. The school system is indeed sorely lacking when it comes to the arts. Things must get better!
Unless we missed it somehow (doing laundry while watching), my wife and I both noticed that Mindi Abair was not mentioned. Definitely an inspiration for female (and all!) musician!
Jay, I really appreciate how you really connect with your guests, and you don't talk over them, try to outshine them, or constantly interrupt them. These interviews are always very informative and motivating.
Thank you! Did you catch my interview with Mindi?
@@bettersaxI did.... very enjoyable! She's got a great energy, and doesn't mind "nerding out" about all things saxophone. When I'm at the level where nuances like mouthpiece choice is more an issue (60 year old newbie) I'll have to check into one of her "mad scientist" models. 😊
@@bettersaxBTW Jay, it was Camille whom I thought might have mentioned Mindi, as a fellow female saxophonist. Definitely a big name to point to, especially with her wanting to bring more attention and recognition to the ladies.
FABULOUS!!!
My list of top quality women tenor sax players, that I've found: Miku Yonezawa, Nubya Garcia, Melissa Aldana, Camille Thurman and Nicole Glover. Yes, I'm happy to hear more. 🎶🎷
According to Wynton Marsalis, Camille's vocal inspiration, Sarah Vaughn, "could play piano to a virtuosic level." 🎙🎹
Question and answer wise, I've always found the Miles Davis' Kind of Blue asked a lot of ethereal questions and Charles Mingus' Black Saint and the Sinner Lady provides a vast array of densely layered answers. I highly recommend listening to those two albums back to back. 💙🖤
Thank you both, for a fabulous interview. 💬🎤
Met her in person at Antoine Roney’s place a month ago. She’s cool ❤️
I have an amazing sax story and still being written rt now
Great musician , I’ve had fun being multi instrumental (except flute). Contra alto clarinet bass clarinet, saxes.
More opportunities.
I too missed an audition, fell asleep 😢.
What movie did you reffere here ?
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Sorry to sound like a complete rookie, but I'd be interested in knowing what her mouthpiece/reed setup is. Anybody?
Could you make a video on fake mouthpieces? I recently got scammed when trying to get a second hand Theo wanne and it turned out to be a “wanne be”, just think your advice would help a lot of dumb sax beginners like me with small pockets
The elephant in the room is basically : Racism ! She mentions sexism , but she stays away from the color issue . We , as Black Americans , want to be validated for our skills FIRST , but color does play a part in being accepted . I applaud her , but I wish she would have touched on the topic .
Very cool, seems it's the opposite with singers
Sadly, I am going to cut down viewing your video content, as UA-cam starts to crack down on add blockers, and at the same time injects so many annoying adds that it becomes un usable without an add blocker.
I hear ya! I also have absolutely all 86400 seconds of the day allocated and simply cannot
spare 16 or so…
This is not Jay‘s fault🧐
@@dougjsaxI know, but maybe it can be a trigger to offer his excelent video's in an alternative location with less interruptions from adds.
I can't read ear all day everyday
Anyone that stops a kid from developing in music is the absolute worst. Didn't matter for me given my sex and race, I ran up against people that for whatever reason they just write you off as not worth it and then excise you from the music world. Almost seemed like a twisted sport to me. Its a disgusting practice in education and why I almost never recommend music school for jazz players. Use the internet and go play in communities that are accepting and encouraging. As soon as you find a hater, get away fast and try to forget about them, they are not worth your time or the mental damage they can do to your ego.
I've experienced female "jazz" musicians get gigs because of certain mannerisms and shapes and figures. Where is the justice.