CJ Camerieri

{{short description|American musician}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = CJ Camerieri

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| birth_name = Carmen Jonathan Camerieri

| alias = CARM

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| birth_place = New Jersey, United States

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• Musician
• composer
• arranger
• producer

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• Trumpet
• French horn
• keyboard

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| label = 37d03d

| associated_acts = {{flatlist|

• Bon Iver
• Paul Simon
• yMusic
• Sufjan Stevens
• Rufus Wainwright
• The National
• Sean Lennon

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CJ Camerieri (born in New Jersey) is a trumpet and French horn player, arranger, and producer. Camerieri is best known as the brass player for Paul Simon,{{Cite web|url=https://www.paulsimon.com/news/paul-simon-ymusic-eaux-claires-festival/|title=Paul Simon With yMusic At Eaux Claires Festival|date=2017-02-09|website=The Paul Simon Official Site|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-13}} Bon Iver,{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2011/05/bon-iver-plots-summer-tour/|title=Bon Iver Plots Summer Tour|date=2011-05-09|website=Spin|access-date=2019-06-13}} and the contemporary classic ensemble yMusic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ymusicensemble.com/bios|title=bios|website=yMusic|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-13}} His extensive discography is highlighted by two Grammy Awards for Bon Iver, Bon Iver,{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/cj-camerieri|title=CJ Camerieri|date=2019-06-04|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|access-date=2019-06-13}} appearances on Paul Simon's last two records, Stranger to Stranger and In the Blue Light,{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/meet-ymusic-paul-simons-genre-crossing-chamber-ensemble-of-choice-705100/|title=Meet yMusic, Paul Simon's Genre-Crossing Chamber Ensemble of Choice|last=Weingarten|first=Christopher R.|date=2018-08-07|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-13}} and four records by yMusic including their standout premiere record which was named Classical Record of the Year by Time Out New York.

Camerieri graduated with a degree in Classical Trumpet Performance from The Juilliard School in 2004 where he was featured as a Concerto Soloist{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/08/arts/critic-s-notebook-searching-for-an-entree-on-a-menu-of-8-composers.html|title=CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; Searching For an Entrée On a Menu of 8 Composers|last=Griffiths|first=Paul|date=2001-02-08|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-06-13|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}} and went on to tour with Sufjan Stevens,{{Citation|title=Sufjan Stevens – Free Man In Paris|url=https://genius.com/Sufjan-stevens-free-man-in-paris-lyrics|language=en|access-date=2019-06-13}} Rufus Wainwright, The National, Sean Lennon,{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2011/01/lennon-debuts-ghost-saber-tooth-tiger-tour/|title=Lennon Debuts Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger Tour|date=2011-01-07|website=Spin|access-date=2019-06-13}} Belle and Sebastian,{{Cite web|url=https://yolatengo.com/the-wave/|title=The wave – Yo La Tengo|date=13 July 2014 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-13}} and starting yMusic in 2008.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/arts/music/ymusic-to-bring-its-versatility-to-ecstatic-music-festival.html|title=yMusic to Bring Its Versatility to Ecstatic Music Festival|last=Robin|first=William|date=2012-02-03|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-06-13|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}

In 2021, CJ released a solo album under the moniker [https://carm.band CARM] which features some of CJ's long-time collaborators including Justin Vernon, Sufjan Stevens and Shara Nova.{{Cite news|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/carm-carm/|title=CARM|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|date=2021-02-01|work=Pitchfork|access-date=2022-02-23|language=en-US}} It was released through the [https://37d03d.com/ 37d03d (PEOPLE) Project]. His French horn playing appears on the 2023 Yo La Tengo album This Stupid World.