bio
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 about other styles of music and became enamored with jazz. After some time he convinced his brother to join him and start a jazz band. In 1995 Tino came to the US on a full scholarship from Berklee School of Music.
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.
educator, clinician, music consultant
CLINICS AND MASTERCLASS DESCRIPTION
Clinics proposals and description, portfolio
Tino D’Agostino | Professional Clinic, Masterclass and Music Consultant Portfolio
The Total Musician: Deconstructing the Concert Ritual
Masterclass: Extracting Chamber Gems
A Fun Approach to Jazz/Pop/Rock Improvisation with Strings
An Easy and Fun Way to Improvisation
Framework for Improving Ensemble Playing
Jazz Improvisation for Classically Trained Players
Masterclass: Extracting Chamber Gems
The Global Podium: Mastering the Logistics of Performance Travel & International Touring
As an educator Tino has taught and directed both individuals and groups ranging from small ensembles to full orchestras.
He has been teaching ensemble at the berklee school of music in boston since 2003. As instrumental director for Arlington High School since 1999, he directs their jazz, orchestra, and symphonic bands.
jazz improvisation at Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano, Switzerland has also been a teaching post for close to a decade.
He also directs the Art & Music Italia summer camp which he founded in 2009.
Private/Group Lessons Info
For more info, please Call; (617)9054074 or email: TKsoundstagemusic@gmail.com
https://www.instagram.com/tkmusicforall/
private/groupLessons
A Fun and Practical Approach to Musicianship
Bass Guitar Instruction Description - Google Docs.pdf
Jazz Improvisation for Everyone(vocalists and instrumentalists)
Jazz Improvisation Courses for any musicians(instrumentalists and Vocalists)
Music Teacher’s Hours
https://www.musicteachernotes.com/availability-calendar/QKN6B
Overview
Welcome to a comprehensive bass guitar program designed to develop your musicianship through an engaging, hands-on approach. Whether you're interested in rock, jazz, classical, or other styles, we'll work with music you love while developing your technique, style, and understanding of music. Each student receives personalized instruction tailored to their unique goals and skill level.
First Lesson
Your first lesson is complimentary. During this session, we'll discuss your musical aspirations and design a customized curriculum that aligns with both your short-term and long-term goals. These one-on-one lessons provide detailed, practical instruction to improve your playing and ensemble skills.
Tino D’Agostino
For more info, please Call; (617)9054074 or email: TKsoundstagemusic@gmail.com
or sdagostino@berklee.edu
https://www.instagram.com/tkmusicforall/
Conducting at Carnegie Hall
https://www.tinodagostino.com/
A Sample of Walking Bass Lines Lessons. Also featured on” Bass Magazine”. Video production By Gallo Production
performed with
Andrea Bocelli
Cionfoli
Cattaneo
Vicenza Symphonic Orchestra
Victor Wooten
Verdi Philharmonic
Willy Frank Jazz Orchestra
on RAI (Public Italian Television)
teachers
Giuseppe Mirra
Amedeo Tommasi
Oscar Stagnaro
Bruce Gertz
Hal Crook
tours
Steve Hunt Quintet
Jim Kelly Trio
degrees
Bachelor’s Degree in Performance, Summa Cum Laude, Berklee College of Music in Boston
Masters In Education at Cambridge College
Degree in Pedagogy and Didactic teaching Methods in Florence
SOME OF MY CONCERTS
CONDUCTING AT CARNEGIE HALL, 2024
PLAYING WITH VICTOR WOOTEN AND BOB SINICROPE
Tino at The Mill - Stevie Wonder Cover
Elvis Stanic Concert
Trio Performance with Mimi Rabson
Trio Performance
Italian Concert with Gege Telesforo
WITH ITALIAN POP SINGER LIDIA SCHILLACI
Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra AT WGBH RADIO
With Italian Tenor Alberto Profeta 1
Tino D'agostino's solo concert
tksoundstagemusic@gmail.com
AWARDS
Berklee Bass Department Chair Award
Best Bass Player Award recipient - First National Bass Competition, Pesaro
I Migliori Award, Pirnadello Lyceum 2013 Honor Awards
published
World Guitar’s Bass Player,
Bassics (USA)
Bass Guitar (UK)
produced
SPAJAZZY
In 1998, he recorded and produced his first album as soloist, composer and arranger, featuring Mike Stern and Jim Kelly with the jazz band he co-founded with Sergio Bellotti, Spajazzy.
CONDUCTING THE MARCHESE BIG BAND A ITALIAN FESTIVAL GALA, NOV. 2025
Mr. D and SpaJazzy
Video live from the Berklee Performance Center, Boston.
“St. Thomas”
Spajazzy performing at Tino D'agostino's bass clinic.
Intro Blues
Video from Tino’s bass clinic.
RAI Italia - Sounds of Italy
An italian show with a spotlight on Tino and his group.
At the Victor Wooten fundraiser
Check out Tino at the 56.16 second mark!
Pirandello Awards Celebrate Boston’s Best
Bostoniano article on Tino.
SOME OF MY CONCERTS
CONDUCTING AT CARNEGIE HALL, 2024
PLAYING WITH VICTOR WOOTEN AND BOB SINICROPE
Tino at The Mill - Stevie Wonder Cover
Elvis Stanic Concert
Trio Performance with Mimi Rabson
Trio Performance
Italian Concert with Gege Telesforo
WITH ITALIAN POP SINGER LIDIA SCHILLACI
Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra AT WGBH RADIO
With Italian Tenor Alberto Profeta 1
Tino D'agostino's solo concert
tksoundstagemusic@gmail.com
Conducting at GBH studio
JCA ORCHESTRA RECORDING SESSION, FEBRUARY 2026
CONDUCTING AT CARNEGIE HALL
TRIO PERFORMANCE
TRIO PERFORMANCE
CONCERT WITH GEGE TELESFORO AND SPAJAZZY OCT 2025
TINO D’AGOSTINO’S SOLO CONCERT
upcoming SHOWS
november 7, with alberto profeta
SONS OF ITALY, WATERTOWN, 7:00 PM
NOVEMBER 7, A.C.A ANNUAL FAIR
ARLINGTON TOWN HALL,, FROM 1:00 TO 5:00 PM
VOX BAND AT TIPSY BROTHERS TAVERN, AUG 14
Brothers Tavern, 31 Central St, Milford, FROM 9:00 PM to 12:00 AM
AUGUST 13 JAZZ JAZZ TRIO AT THE MILL
OLD SCHWAMB MILL, ARLINGTON, 6:30 TO 8:00 PM
With Kristi D’Agostino and Steve Heck
VOX BAND AT TIPSY SEAGULL, AUG 2
Tipsy Seagull Dockside Pub 1 Ferry St, Fall River, 3:00 TO 7:00 PM
tino d’agostino septet music in the park, JULY 29
JULY 29, EAST BOSTON PARK, 6:00 TO 8:00 PM
With Kristi D’Agostino, Bill Vint, Mike Peipman, Diane Wernick, Giuseppe Paradiso and Steve Heck
KRISTI SCACCIA TRIO AT THE Arlington Brewing CONCERT SERIES JULY 25
July 25th, the Jason Russell House, Arlington, 2:30 to 4 PM
With Giuseppe Paradiso
BLACK SEA SALSA BIG BAND/DAN TEAGER, JULY 24
Emery Park / Depot Square, Lexington, 6:00 TO 8:00 PM
WITH SPAJAZZY AT ACA AUCTION WINNER BONNIE and roger payne-tobin, JULY 23
29 Oxford Street, Arlington, from 5:15 to 6:45 PM
With Bill Vint, Shahan Nercessian and Steve Heck
BLACK SEA SALSA BIG BAND/DAN TEAGER, JULY 22
11 Town House Road, Weston, Mass. 02493, 7:00 PM
AT KRISTI SCACCIA QUINTET, JAZZ IN THE PARK
JULY 16 NORTH END PROMENADE, 6:30 TO 8:00 PM
TK SOUNDSTAGE AT CHAMPIONS DANCE CLUB GALA
Champions Dance Club, Somermille, 6:00 PM
CONdUcTING JCA ORCHESTRA AT Mosesian Arts Center,
Sunday, April 26, 3:00,
CANADA PERFORMING TOUR, MONTREAL/QUEBEC CITY
CONDUCTING THE AHS ORCHESTRA AND BAND IN MONTREAL AND QUEBEC CITY
FROM 4/17 TO 4/22
CONDUCTING THE AHS MUSICAL JANE EERY
ARLINGTON HIGH AUDITORIUM, MARCH 27 AND 28 AT 7:30 AND MARCH 29 AT 2:00 PM
MIDDLE EAST SHOWS
WITH FABRIZIO ONOFARO ON SAX AND ANGEL SHOW ON GUITAR,
SHOWS ON 4/2, 4/9, 4/16 AND 4/30. 7:00 PM START
KRISTI SCACCIA SEXTET AT CHAMPIONS DANCE STUDIO
April 11, CHAMPIONS STUDIO, 6::00 PM
eddie Vs burlington,
ON THE FOLLOWING DATES:
March 5th, 12th, 16rh and 19th
TEACHING GROUP SESSION AT BOSTON CONSERVATORY
WITH GIUSEPPE PARADISO, BOSTON CONSERVATORY, 2/24/26
RECORDING SESSION AT GBH STUDIOS
CONDUCTING THE JCA ORCHESTRA, 2/1, 2/22
BASS SOLO CONCERT AT UNCHARTED
WINCHESTER, MA 2/12/26, 7 PM
AHS WINTER CONCERT
ORCHESTRA, BAND AND JAZZ BAND
DECEMBER 12 AND 13, ARLINGTON HIGH, 7 PM
ANGELA ROSSI QUINTET
MAD MONK FISH, DECEMBER 11 6 PM
HONORS ORCHESTRA AT NEMPAC CONCERT
DECEMBER 10, 7 PM
VOX BAND EVENT
DECEMBER 9 SPINELLI 5 PM
JILL DREEBEN AND BETSY SCHRAMM CONCERT WITH AHS HONORS ORCHESTRA
ARLINGTON HIGH, NOVEMBER 19 7 PM,
JAZZ COMPOSERS ALLIANCE AT BERKLEE PERFORMANCE CENTER
BERKLEE PERFORMANCE CENTER, NOVEMBER 3RD, 8 PM
AHS JAZZ BAND AT RIBBON CUTTING
OCTOBER 25, 9 AM
OCTOBER 26
ITALIAN SOUL FESTIVAL, ARLINGTON MA , 7 PM
SPAJAZZY AND GEGE TELESFORO
OCTOBER 24
CITY WINERY, BOSTON MA , 7:30 PM
SPAJAZZY AND GEGE TELESFORO
KRISTI SCACCIA DUO AT MASTERMIND CONFERENCE
TWO DRY DOCK, OCTOBER 24, 7 PM
AHS COMBO AT AHS AMPHITHEATER INAUGURATION
OCTOBER 21
GARIBALDI PLACE, OCTOBER 11 7 PM
VOX BAND
STEFANO MARCHESE BAND AT NEW YORK ITALIAN CULTURAL CENTER
OCTOBER 10, 7 PM
VOX BAND
BIRCH STREET EVENT, 6 PM
ARLINGTON TOWN DAY WITH
ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, MIMI RABSON, SERGIO BELLOTTI, SETH HAMLIN, KRISTI SCACCIA, RYAN HAMME
JULY 31, EDDIE VS BURLINGTON, 6:30 TO 9:30 PM
WITH JOSH FRIEDMAN AND TERI COTE’
JULY 30, BIG BAND NIGHT AT WELCH FREEWAY PART, SOUTH BOSTON, 6 TO 8 PM
WITH: Piano/Vocals: Steve Heck, Drums: Sergio Bellotti, Kristi Scaccia, Winds/vocals, Bill Vint, Angel Subero, Diane Warnick, Mike Peipman, Melanie Howell Brooks(winds/.brass)
JULY 26, EDDIE VS BURLINGTON, 6:30 to 9:30 PM
MARK GREEL BAND: WITH MARK GREEL AND TERI COTE’
JULY 25, WATERTOWN SQUARE, 7 PM
WITH BLACK SALSA BAND, DAN TEAGER DIRECTOR
JULY 23, LEXINGTON, 7 PM
WITH BLACK SALSA BAND, DAN TEAGER DIRECTOR
JULY 18, THE GREATEST BAR, BOSTON, 8-11 PM
VOX DANCE, MALAYNA KNOX
JULY 17, OLD Schwamb mill, arlington, 6:30 to PM 8 PM
With Steve Heck, piano/vocals, Franco D’Agostino, guitar/vocals
JULY 16, BEEHIVE, BOSTON, 8-11 PM
WITH Maxim Lubarsky on piano, Plamen Karadonev on accordion, Tino D'Agostino on bass, Giuseppe Paradiso on drums, and ANGELA ROSSI on voice.
JULY 12,TIPSY SEAGULL 8 PM
VOX DANCE, MALAYNA KNOX
April 10, AHS Black box
Elvis Stanic trio, with Sergio Bellotti
-JCA Orchestra at Regatta Bar, April 30, 7:30 PM
Cambridge, MA
MAY 2, GIANNI RUSSO SHOW
Watertown Sons of Italy, 7 PM
-VOX at Pinz, Milford, May 3rd, 9 PM
-Smooth Grooves at Eddie Vs, Boston, May 4, 6-9 PM
US
Sponsors
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Arlington High School
Arlington, Massachusetts
Berklee College of Music
www.berklee.edu
Epifani
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For more info, please Call; (617)9054074 or email: TKsoundstagemusic@gmail.com
or sdagostino@berklee.edu
https://www.instagram.com/tkmusicforall/