Originally from Seattle, WA, Carmen Rothwell grew up playing in school bands and orchestras, and went on to study music in the University of Washington’s Jazz Studies program. She quickly became a prominent voice in Seattle’s jazz and improvised music scenes, earning the Earshot Jazz award for Emerging Artist of the Year in 2014. She moved to NYC in 2016 and has since been performing and collaborating with some of the most creative jazz musicians on the scene, as well as with improvisers, songwriters, and interdisciplinary artists across many genres. She currently plays a central role in ongoing Brooklyn-based groups TRIO (with Andrew D’Angelo and Allan Mednard), Scree, and VALES, and has recently been developing a repertoire of solo music for bass and voice. Recent recordings include Scree’s “Live at the Owl” (2019) and Dave Douglas’ “Dizzy Atmosphere” (2020)