Andromeda Turre: Jazz VOCALIST, Composer & speaker
Background and Training
Raised within the legacy of jazz’s foremost Innovators—immersed in the presence of legends such as Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Ray Charles, and Wynton Marsalis—Andromeda Turre absorbed invaluable insights into jazz’s artistry, observing their mastery firsthand. As the daughter of trombonist Steve Turre and cellist Akua Dixon, this lineage not only informs her artistry but also provides a foundation from which she redefines boundaries, bridging heritage with innovation. Educated at The Boston Conservatory and Berklee College of Music, Turre developed a voice uniquely her own, seamlessly integrating classical, contemporary, and theatrical frameworks into jazz, reshaping the genre to engage with its modern context.
Global Performances and Tours
Celebrated for her emotionally resonant performances, Turre has captivated audiences across more than seventeen countries and in renowned performance spaces in New York. Her international career began with a two-year residency in Japan, where she produced her debut album, Introducing Andromeda Turre. followed by years of international touring throughout europe and asia. Her off-Broadway work includes roles in Sleep No More, Woody Allen’s Murder Mystery Blues, and most recently, Twyla Tharp and T Bone Burnett’s How Long Blues, which premiered at Little Island in June 2024.
Accomplished Composer
As a composer, Turre has spent over two decades crafting works for small films, television, video games, and theater. Among her notable achievements is her score and thirteen original jazz songs for Lena: Lessons from a Lady, a musical celebrating the life of Lena Horne, which premiered at Baltimore Center Stage in 2019.
Throughout her career, Turre has composed large-scale original works, though resources to premiere or record them have been limited until recently. HerEmergingconcert experience was conceived during the COVID-19 pandemic in response to the shifting professional landscape many faced. The work encouraged audiences to reflect on their ikigai—a Japanese concept meaning "a reason for being," which balances “what you love, what you’re good at what you can be paid for, and what the world needs”. Emerging premiered at The Cutting Room in NYC.
Her latest suite, From the Earth, was fully realized through grant funding. Premiering in her hometown of Bedford, NY, the suite not only showcased her artistic voice but also fostered climate action by partnering with local environmental organizations. Like all performances of From the Earth, audiences have been connected with local climate initiatives such as composting programs, free energy audits, environmental advocacy training, and free rewilding consultations. She continues to partner through collaboration with the community members heard on the album by elevating the non-profits supporting them.
multidisciplinary ARTIST
A Cornell University-certified Diversity & Inclusion consultant, Turre seamlessly integrates her commitment to social change into her artistry. Turre expanded the reach of her From the Earth project by transforming her climate research into a multidisciplinary gallery exhibit. Collaborating with visual artists, she brought her vision to life through the From the Earth gallery experience, which premiered at the Arts Westchester Gallery in White Plains, NY, on April 4, 2024. The exhibit featured photography, sculpture, video installations, paintings, poetry, a guided meditation room, child-friendly interactive installations, and handwritten song lyrics and sheet music for her original compositions. The From the Earth album served as a sound installation, providing an immersive auditory complement to the visual and interactive elements of the exhibit.
Turre expands on her explorations of Afrodiasporic jazz traditions as a featured speaker at the 2025 Jazz Congress at Jazz at Lincoln Center. This opportunity builds upon her “Growing Up Jazz” keynote presentation which teaches Black history through the lens of jazz.
the founder of M31 Entertainment, LLC, where she curates bespoke, high-level immersive jazz experiences for corporate events, turre creates work opportunities for fellow musicians and artists. One example of that is the juneteenth celebration for New York City’s central park, which she has artistic directed since its inception in 2022. She also owns M31 Publishing, through which she publishes her original compositions. In 2024 she founded Starbilt Records as a platform to release her own music independently in the absence of equitable label opportunities.
personal LIFE
Turre balances the roles of wife, mother, business owner and artist wholeheartedly. her career is a testament to resilience and independence, creating her own opportunities while often working in the absence of institutional support. She continues to harness music as a transformative vehicle for empathy, awareness, and social change through the expansive medium of jazz.
Awards
2024 silver medal for jazz from the Global Music Awards for “From the Earth”
2024 Arts Award for Advancing Equity from Arts Westchester
2024 Support for Artists Grant from New York State Council on the Arts
2023 Jazz Road Creative Residencies Grant from SouthArts, funded by the Doris Duke Foundation with additional support from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
2022 Woman of Distinction Award from State Representative Chris Burdick, Westchester County legislators and NY State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins
2020 How I Fell In Love with Jazz Contest from Savage Content
2014 Founders Award for LGBTQIA+ advocacy from Swish Ally Fund
2010 Special Recognition from the Southern Poverty Law Center and Boys and Girls Club in honor of her ongoing fight against hatred and intolerance in America and commitment to making a difference in her community.
