Catalina Gutiérrez
born 1984 in Temuco, in the south of Chile, began her musical studies
on piano at the age of 9 years old. She entered the Universidad Catolica de Chile conservatory
(Santiago) at age 17, but after three years decided to start anew and dedicate herself to the clarinet.
She received her bachelors degree from the same institution in 2012, thereafter moving to Strasbourg
in order to further pursue her studies. Her musical career took another turn when she decided to
cease her classical studies and transfer to the jazz and improvised music department at Strasbourg
conservatory. She has since dedicated herself to improvised music and played with musicians such as
Diego Manuschevich, Diego Aguirre, Kazue Ogasawara, Evan Vercoutre, Janis Fedotovs, Javier
Frausto and Jad El Khechen, among others. She has recently enrolled in the MA SP Improvisation at
Musik-Akademie Basel.