Summer Camargo Sextet at Birdland

Summer Camargo is a 23-year-old jazz trumpeter and composer who was recently named 25 for the future rising stars of jazz by DownBeat magazine. Summer is a native of Hollywood, Florida and a Jerome Green Fellowship recipient at The Juilliard School, where she received her bachelors and masters degrees. Not only is Summer a regular performer at notable NYC jazz clubs like Dizzys, Birdland, and at the Drom with the Mingus Big Band, but she also became the newest and youngest member of the Saturday Night Live house band in 2022. In her young career, Summer has toured with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, performed with Jon Batiste at the Newport Jazz Festival, and was a guest artist at Wynton at 60, just to name a few...

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Summer Camargo is a 23-year-old jazz trumpeter and composer who was recently named 25 for the future rising stars of jazz by DownBeat magazine. Summer is a native of Hollywood, Florida and a Jerome Green Fellowship recipient at The Juilliard School, where she received her bachelors and masters degrees. Not only is Summer a regular performer at notable NYC jazz clubs like Dizzys, Birdland, and at the Drom with the Mingus Big Band, but she also became the newest and youngest member of the Saturday Night Live house band in 2022. In her young career, Summer has toured with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, performed with Jon Batiste at the Newport Jazz Festival, and was a guest artist at Wynton at 60, just to name a few. Summer released her debut album To Whom I Love with Blue Engine Records in March of 2024. Summer is also a proud Conn Selmer/Bach artist.

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