George Cremaschi (USA/CZE)

The Artist works with a variety of approaches and strategies in the areas overlapping music, sound art and noise. As a musician and composer he has a long and diverse history of working with musicians, filmmakers, dancers and choreographers, visual artists, and writers. Some of his current projects include the groups KRK (w/Matthew Ostrowski) and Broken Ghost Consort (w/Matthew Goodheart and Georg Wissel). He is also the founder (w/Petr Vrba) and director of Prague Improvisation Orchestra (PIO), a 15-member group working with conducted and free improvisation and graphic scores.

As an improviser he has worked with many people including Marshall Allen, Anthony Braxton, Julyen Hamilton, Mats Gustafsson, Joelle Leandre, Paul Lovens, Trinh T. Minh-ha, Butch Morris, Lê Quan Ninh, Evan Parker, Tim Perkis, Rova Quartet, Burkhard Stangl, Cecil Taylor, John Tchicai.

As an interpreter, he has performed works by many composers including Adamčiak, Andriessen, Cage, Cardew, Nicolas Collins, Feldman, Mingus, Oliveros, Penderecki, Tenney, Xenakis, etc and has appeared on over 50 recordings on Apestaartje, Beak Doctor, Black Saint, Emanem, Evander, Evolving Ear, Leo, Music & Arts, Nine Winds, Rastascan and other labels. Born in New York where he studied music and composition, he later lived for many years in California and currently lives
in Prague, Czech Republic where he teaches film sound at FAMU.

https://www.georgecremaschi.com

 

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This is the end

Final improv session with surprises –
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Come as you are, bring what’s left. YOU DO YOU!

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