Hymnus (Trailer)
A short trailer of the quintet performing movements from Hymnus with Organum Engine.
Cameron Summers
Jazz trumpet with Organum Engine, a listening system Cameron built that adds harmony to live acoustic playing in real time.
Book a performance: contact@cameronsummers.com
Solo, trio, or quintet · Concert, museum, university · Technical rider and press photos: Presenter Page (EPK)
Background
Cameron Summers is a trumpeter and machine learning engineer whose credits include a double Grammy-nominated recording with Patrick Williams, performing with Foo Fighters at the Grammy Awards, a Master of Music from Manhattan School of Music, and machine listening work used by Apple, Spotify, Google, and Amazon.
Organum Engine is named for organum, the medieval practice of adding voices to a chant; the system adds voices live to what it hears. The technology stays in the background, built to deepen improvisation and ensemble interaction, not replace them. Musicians explore a new musical language; audiences hear music rooted in tradition but not quite familiar.
The music travels light: Cameron can come solo or build the ensemble with local, faculty, or student musicians.
Organum Engine: A Short Introduction
A short introduction to Organum Engine in performance.
More clips: Hymnus, Part 5
Hymnus, Part 5 (Extended Excerpt, Live at the UA Jazz Festival)
The final movement of Hymnus, performed by the quintet with Organum Engine.
Programming Formats
Performances can be shaped to the venue, audience, and program goals.
Featured Performance
Solo, trio, or, for larger programs, quintet. 45-90 min.
Lecture-Demo + Performance
Performance plus discussion of the musical and technical ideas. Solo or ensemble, 60-90 min.
Collaboration / Residency
Rehearsal, workshops, and performance with faculty or regional musicians. 1-3 days, shaped with the host.
Coverage
University of Arkansas News: Honors College house concert blends live music with AI innovation
"The heart of this performance is live music — live musicians, live sound."
KUAF (NPR affiliate), Ozarks at Large: UofA Honors College hosts concert with musicians collaborating with AI
"This is the idea of automating creativity as dependent upon human input and human creativity specifically."
Selected Presentations
- University of Arkansas Honors College: commissioned Hymnus (2025); UA Jazz Festival
- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and The Momentary: solo performances with Flyover Dance
- Georgia Tech Music Technology: guest lecture-demo
- The Medium, Fayetteville: CACHE Create Exchange Fund performance; outdoor Hymnus concert
Trio Performance
The trio at The Medium, Fayetteville, April 2024.
Solo System Performance
Cameron performed solo with Organum Engine, alongside a traveling exhibition at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
Booking
Booking inquiries: contact@cameronsummers.com. Please include venue, dates, and audience.