Chris DiMeglio is a trumpeter, composer, and vocalist living in New York City. He has performed or recorded with with Greg Bobulinski, Anthony Braxton, Daniel Carter, Steve Dalachinsky, François Grillot, Jason Kao Hwang, Shahzad Ismaily, Chris Kelsey, Daniel Levin, Nate McBride, Butch Morris, Mark Ribot, Frank Rosaly, Jay Rosen, Blaise Siwula, Steve Swell, and Anti-Social Music. Chris was a commission recipient from the Festival of New Trumpet Music in 2008, and his first recording as a leader, The Open Field, was released later that year.

Chris currently performs with his own Imaginary Quartet, Trumpet One & Two, the Chris Kelsey Quartet, and many other creative collaborations. He is completing an album called Simple Songs which uses only piano and voice.

“an exuberant trumpet talent” – All About Jazz

“consistently spirited and inventive” – Downtown Music Gallery

“has absorbed the lessons to be learned from Don Cherry and Lester Bowie and taken things from there” – Gapplegate

Click here to download a PDF of September 2008's All About Jazz in which you can find a short article about Chris on page 12.