Tino D’Agostino’s musical career began at age six. His father, a saxophonist, was playing a gig when he got a call that his drummer was sick with the flu - so at the age of six Tino came to the rescue! This early exposure allowed Tino to become accomplished in not only drums, but bass guitar and trumpet too.
In his teens, Tino joined Franca Villa, the local Italian marching band with a longstanding tradition of knitting together musicians of all ages to create a group that plays symphonic and operatic music. This played a huge role in Tino’s music education as it opened his eyes to the nuance and complexity of conducting - a new skill he was excited to master. It was also at Franco Villa that he put down the trumpet and fell in love with the string bass. With all of his knowledge and range Tino was curious abo
Tino is an educator and musician living in the US who spends summers sharing some of these rich musical locations and traditions with teens at a music camp on the coast of Italy - Art&Music Italia .