LUCA AQUINO
Genres: Post-Fusion Contemporary, Eclectic Fusion, World Fusion, Nu Jazz, Jazz Related Rock, Classic Fusion • Italy

Luca Aquino (Benevento, June 1, 1974) – Trumpeter and composer – world music/jazz Luca Aquino is one of the most talented Italian trumpet players, known for innovative proposals and for his unique trumpet sound. Born in the town of Benevento, in Southern Italy, he was mainly self-taught when he began to play the trumpet at the age of nineteen. For two years he abandoned the practice of the instrument to pursue a Master degree in Economics. The love for the sound of Miles Davis and Chet Baker brought him back to the study of trumpet and led him to devote himself completely to music. In 2007 Universal Music published his first album as a leader, “Sopra Le Nuvole”; and a year later he recorded “Lunaria”, with guest Roy Hargrove and Maria Pia De Vito, for which he won the “Top Jazz” award by the Italian magazine Musica Jazz. In 2009, read more...