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Chris Iemulo

Chris Iemulo is a musician and guitarist. Throughout his career, he has lived and worked in major cultural hubs including Bologna, Berlin, Turin, Amsterdam, The Hague, and Rome, participating in a wide array of musical projects united by a core focus on improvisation and musicological research. After graduating from the University of Bologna (DAMS), he earned a Master’s degree in Artistic Research from the Royal Conservatoire The Hague (Netherlands) in 2013. His experimental master's thesis explored the aesthetics of musical improvisation through the lens of post-structuralist philosophy. Initially trained in improvisation by attending masterclasses with seminal figures such as Misha Mengelberg, Barre Phillips, and Phil Minton, though his artistic development was most profoundly shaped by his long-standing collaboration with Tristan Honsinger. He has performed extensively in various ensembles, including the CrashTrio (with Stefano Giust and Edoardo Marraffa) and Twelve's (with Olaf Rupp). Over the years, he has shared the stage with numerous accomplished international musicians. Currently, he continues his professional practice at the intersection of improvisation, composition, music research, and pedagogy.


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LE SUD, Rotterdam, February 2012
"we are proud to present the future of modern music in our home-studio hardcore free jazz on an accoustic guitar, this is where the word extreme becomes average, a member of the CRASH TRIO….don’t miss this one".

EX-I-T Loft, Patrizia Lugo Loprieno, Brusselles, March 2012

"Chris Iemulo is one of the best creative guitar improviser and composer of the new generation. His fascinating duet with Berlin's famous guitar wizard Olaf Rupp is documented on "Twelve's", a great CD issued on italian label Setola di maiale (sm 1190). He plays in the Crash Trio with Bologna tenor saxophone hero Edoardo Marraffa and percussion stalwart & Setola di M. boss Stefano Giust in a frenzied and dynamic interplay. "Live in Crash" ( sm 1210) is an actual proof of Crash 's subtle and ebullient style. On 26 February Chris Iemulo will play a consistent program of solo guitar involving unusual harmonies and extended techniques".

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