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"The Strictly Sinatra Jazz Band set up at Federal Hill in Providence to entertain its audience...

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..but there was something different about this particular summer night performance in 2015.

They called up a special guest.

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The guest pulled out his own trumpet and began to improvise a solo, bringing the crowd to its feet as many pulled out their phones to record the performance..."

 

- THE ENTERPRISE NEWSPAPER

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. Shave will be a junior this fall. Cameron too has studied with trumpeters Marcus Printup, John Allmark, Phil Grenadier, Billy Buss, Tom Kirinksy, 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, performed as a guest artist at the Provincetown Jazz Festival, and performed at high-profile events hosted by the Celebrity Series of Boston. He will soon be performing as a part of the Philadelphia Summer Jazz Series which is organized by the great trumpeter Terell Stafford. Shave has garnered attention from prestigious 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.

"You can play. You're a hell of a musician...more than trumpet."

- Wynton Marsalis

Videos

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SHADE OF THE CEDAR TREE 

Cameron Shave's arrangement of Christian

McBride's composition recorded by the

Steve Feifke Big Band

INVITATION

Cameron Shave playing trumpet with Cory Pesaturo and his All-Star Improvisers at the NAMM convention.

PORTRAIT OF LOUIS ARMSTRONG

Cameron Shave, age 18, playing trumpet with the Foxborough Jazz Ensemble and special guest artist Tanya Darby.

CAM & WYNTON

Backstage at Symphony Hall - 2019

  • YouTube

12-YEAR-OLD

CAMERON SHAVE

7th grader Cameron Shave plays lead trumpet and solos over "My Little Suede Shoes" with the SEMMEA District Jazz Band

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January of 2017

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