Summer Camargo Quartet

In Honor of Women’s History Month, Croton Council on the Arts and the Croton Free Library are presenting an afternoon with the Summer Camargo Quartet.

Jazz Trumpeter|Composer|Band Leader

Summer Camargo is a 24-year-old jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader who was recently named “25 for the future” rising jazz stars by DownBeat magazine. Summer is a native of Hollywood, Florida and a Jerome Greene Fellowship recipient at The Juilliard School, where she received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Summer is a regular performer at notable NYC jazz clubs like Dizzy’s and Birdland, as well as a member of the Mingus Big Band. In 2022 Summer became the newest and youngest member of the Saturday Night Live house band and is also enjoying her most recent role as a band member in Broadway’s new musical, “Just in Time.”

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, which received a notable review in DownBeat magazine and was featured in their Hot Box. Summer is also a proud Conn Selmer/Bach artist.