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Christine Kamau

Kenya Nairobi
Main specialization: Trumpet Alto Saxophone/Keyboards
Graduated
Christine Kamau is a Kenyan Trumpeter, Composer and Performing Artist. Her music has been described as 'a wide eared approach to jazz, paying attention to various styles without losing the jazz tonality.' Kamau credits her influences to musicians like Miles Davis, Hugh Masekela, and Roy Hargrove. A keen collaborator and campaigner for music as a tool for propagating unity, Christine Kamau has graced various jazz stages on the African continent including Jahazi Literary and Jazz Festival in Zanzibar, Capital Jazz Festival in Nigeria, Kigali Jazz Junction in Rwanda, Yaounde Jazz Festival in Cameroon among others.

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