Cameron Pearce
Biography Cameron Pearce
Cameron Pearce
Cameron had regular exposure to brass instruments from an early age through his Salvation Army background. He began studying the cornet at age 10 and later studied for three years with world champion cornettist Ken Smith. Switching to trumpet he continued his studies at CPIT.
Cameron joined the teaching staff of the CPIT Jazz School in 1998 and in the years since has lectured across the majority of the core subjects. Cameron currently specializes in Jazz Theory, Jazz Arranging & Composition and trumpet studies. These are areas that he is hugely passionate about and contributes regularly to in the local music scene.
Cameron holds a Bachelor of Musical Arts from CPIT and has a Master of Arts degree from the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, CUNY in New York.
As a trumpeter, Cameron has performed with many International and New Zealand artists such as Diana Krall, Arturo O’Farrell, The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra (Birdland), Bobby Shew, James Morrison, Michael Phillip Mossman, David Berkman, Beth Hart, Bic Runga, Dave Dobbyn, Julia Deans (Fur Patrol), Goldenhorse, Anika Moa, Tim Beveridge, Dame Melvina Major and Sir Howard Morrison.
Cameron’s arranging and composition credits include projects with acclaimed international jazz artists such as Dave Douglas, Ingrid Jensen, Terrell Stafford and David Berkman as well as Dave Dobbyn, Julia Deans, Sir Howard Morrison, Tim Beveridge, Ali Harper, Symposium, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, Vector Wellington Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonic, Showbiz Christchurch and numerous theatre companies around New Zealand.
Equally at home playing jazz, classical or pop styles, Cameron is in regular demand as a performer across a wide range of musical genres. Cameron has been a member of the Christchurch Symphony since 1995 and is also the first call trumpet for pit orchestras and recording session work around Christchurch.
Cameron is the author of ‘Modern Etudes for Solo Trumpet, recently published by Sher Music.
