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Cameron Shave is an accomplished trumpeter, pianist, arranger, and bandleader with a deep passion for jazz. Currently, he's honing his craft as a Jazz Arts major at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City under the tutelage of jazz legends Jon Faddis, Ingrid Jensen, and Scott Wendholt; also studying privately with Billy Buss outside of school. Cameron too has studied with trumpeters Marcus Printup, John Allmark, Tom Kirinksy, Phil Grenadier, and Aaron Janik.

 

His arranging skills have been sharpened through studying with renowned arrangers Greg Hopkins, John Allmark, and a mentorship with Grammy Award-winning arranger Steven Feifke where Cam had his piece recorded by the Steven Feifke Big Band in New York City.

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Cameron’s performance resume is impressive. He has taken the stage as a guest artist with the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall, wowed audiences at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, has performed as a sideman in the Philadelphia Summer Jazz Series which is organized by the great trumpeter Terell Stafford at Temple University, was featured as a guest performer at the Provincetown Jazz Festival, performed in a big band at the Caramoor Jazz Festival, and performed/led/arragned for high-profile events hosted by the Celebrity Series of Boston.

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Cameron has played at venues such as Lincoln Center's Rose Hall, Symphony Hall, Jordan Hall, The Berklee Performance Center, Dizzy's Club, Neidorff-Karpati Hall, and the Louis Armstrong House Museum to name a few. Shave has garnered attention from publications such as JazzTimes, DownBeat, and BroadwayWorld.

 

Cameron strongly believes in jazz education and hopes to give all he has learned to the next generations to keep this art form alive. Currently, he is pursuing this by teaching lessons in the Greater Boston Area and working with local high school bands.