Tommaso Cappellato, Drummer and composer spent a decade in New York crafting his technique and style. He received a BFA in Jazz Performance at The New School University, and took part to several musical projects playing all styles if music. He extensively travelled the world (Africa, India, Brazil, Australia, Japan) to tour and collaborate with many influential artists, including Don Byron, Michael Blake, George Cables, Aaron Goldberg, Steve Grossman, Debbie Harry, Jon Hendricks, The Jazz Passengers, Enrico Pieranunzi, Enrico Rava, Marc Ribot, Kurt Rosenwinkel. Among his latest projects are “Blackground Trio” with Don Byron and Fabrizio Puglisi, his own 14-piece Orchestra arranged and conducted by Michele Corcella and “Astral Travel”, a tribute to Spiritual Jazz and a dedication to the memory of late pianist, composer and arranger Harry Whitaker.