Antonio Fusco's Profile

Background:

I'am an Italian drummer, composer teacher with over 25 years of experience. I'am credited on over fifty albums, and held masterclasses in Africa, England, Germany and China, including the Shanghai Conservatory in 2018. I was interviewed several times on various newspapers and radios including: Musikateneo, Drums and Percussion, Senza Barcode, JAZZIT, Jazz Espresso, Radio Rai 3 (Antonio Fusco 6et, New Semplicity Trio, Tino Tracanna Acrobat), Jazz Inside, Popular Radio, Beijing Radio. In 2014 I got the honour to be mentioned on the new edition of the Italian Jazz Dictionary edited by Flavio Caprera, for Feltrinelli Edizioni. I played and collaborated with important names of the international music scene including: Tim Berne, Nick Hampton, Yuhan Su, Paolo Fresu, Tino Tracanna, Paolino Dalla Porta, Francesco Bearzatti Tinissima 4et. As teacher I atually work with an Asian online drum platform since three years where I thaught masterclass on different topics. From august 2017 to august 2022 I have been teaching at the jazz department of the Beijing Contemporary Music Academy (BCMA) in China.