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.

          TINO D’AGOSTINO

     Orchestra & Ensemble Conductor, Educator, Clinician, Music Consultant, Electric & Acoustic Bassist,

                             14 Fessenden Road, Arlington, MA 617-905-4074 

                                        sdagostino@berklee.edu

                                        www.tinodagostino.com

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Virtuosic Electric and Acoustic Bassist, international clinician, and veteran music educator with over two decades of experience in higher education, K–12 music administration, curriculum delivery, and high-stakes ensemble direction. Proven leader in Funk, Jazz, Fusion, Classical, and Pop styles, with an extensive international discography and performing credits alongside renowned artists including Victor Wooten, Mike Stern, Steve Hunt, and Gegè Telesforo. Recognized for integrating studio technology (Logic Pro, Finale) with rigorous pedagogical methods in groove mechanics, sight-reading, and performance technique.

 EDUCATION & ADVANCED CREDENTIALS

• Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS)
  Cambridge College — Cambridge, MA

• Master of Education (M.Ed.), Summa Cum Laude
  Cambridge College — Cambridge, MA

• Bachelor of Music in Performance (B.M.), Summa Cum Laude
  Berklee College of Music — Boston, MA

• Master’s Diploma in Composition & Conducting, Summa Cum Laude
  Umberto I Conservatory — Salerno, Italy

• Bachelor’s Diploma in Classical Trumpet, Summa Cum Laude
  Umberto I Conservatory — Florence, Italy

• Music Educator Licensure (K–12)
  Commonwealth of Massachusetts & Ministry of Education, Italy

• Advanced Music Studies
  Composition, Conducting, Music Education, Harmony, Solfège, Piano Tuning, and Electronics (Italy)

• ESL Certificate
  Cambridge English School

ACADEMIC & HIGHER EDUCATION APPOINTMENTS

Berklee College of Music — Boston, MA

Faculty & Ensemble Instructor | 2003 – Present

• Direct and instruct post-secondary student ensembles across Jazz, Funk, Fusion, and Rock styles, emphasizing rhythmic precision, groove retention, improvisation, and ensemble interaction.

• Serve as Instructor for Theory in Performance, bridging harmonic analysis with real-time stage execution.

• Instruct Funk/Fusion concepts at the annual Berklee Bass Workshop.

• Direct mainstage student showcases, including serving as Director of the Funk/Fusion Ensemble for the Berklee Performance Center (BPC) Blowout Concert.

• Mentor, advise, and prepare undergraduate bassists for professional recording and touring careers.

Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana — Lugano, Switzerland

Instructor of Jazz Improvisation & Orchestra Conductor | 2009 – Present

• Teach advanced jazz improvisation, harmonic application, and modern bass concepts to post-secondary conservatory students.

• Direct conservatory ensembles and guest orchestral projects across international performance exchanges.

Art Music Italia Camp & Musica Vesuviana Festival — Salerno, Italy

Founder, Executive Director & Lead Bass Faculty | 2008 – Present

• Established and manage an annual international summer conservatory program focusing on rhythm section performance, jazz improvisation, ensemble dynamics, and pedagogy.

• Deliver masterclasses on electric bass technique, groove mechanics, and sight-reading to international students and emerging professionals.

 PRIMARY & SECONDARY (K–12) EDUCATION APPOINTMENTS

Arlington Public Schools — Arlington, MA

Director of Orchestra, Band & Jazz Ensembles (Arlington High School) | 1999 – Present

• Conduct Full Orchestra, Honors Orchestra, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Jazz Octet, Bass Ensemble, and Percussion Ensemble; teach AP/Advanced Music Theory (Grades 9–12).

• Founder & Director of “Bejazzled,” an annual full-evening jazz showcase featuring current students and prominent alumni.

Ottoson Middle School — Arlington, MA

Director & Conductor, Chamber Orchestra | 1999 – Present

Mansfield Elementary School — Mansfield, MA

General Music Instructor (Grades 1 & 2)

International K–12 Music Education — Salerno, Avellino & Angri, Italy

General & Private Music Instructor

• Institutions Served: Leonardo Da Vinci Elementary, Galileo Galilei High School, Salvatore Quasimodo Junior High, Cardile Scuola Comunale, "Boys of Music" School, Campigliano Scuola Comunale, Willy Frank School.

• Curriculum Delivered: Music theory, solfège, ear training, traditional and jazz harmony, music history, ensembles, Italian and jazz standards, classical trumpet, and electric bass.

         CONDUCTING EXPERIENCE & ENSEMBLE DIRECTION

Major Venue Conductorships & Featured Concerts

• Carnegie Hall (New York, NY): Conducted the Arlington High School Orchestra (2023, 2024).

• Boston State House (Boston, MA): MMEA Event (2025); Annual Festa della Repubblica performance by invitation of the Consul General of Italy in Boston (2011 – Present).

• Jazz Composers Alliance (JCA) Orchestra: Conductor (2018 – Present).

• Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana Orchestra: Guest Conductor (2009 – Present).

• Prada Opening Night: Directed AHS Jazz Band in collaboration with the Italian Consulate in New England at Neiman Marcus (2012).

• Hovhaness Celebration Concert: Conducted AHS Honors Orchestra at Arlington Town Hall (2009).

International & Domestic Ensemble Tours

• Canada Tours: 2001, 2007 (Vancouver, St. John Theatre), 2026

• Italy, Switzerland & Hungary Tours: 2007, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2022, 2023 (Venues include Santa Maria Church in Milan, CSI Lugano, Mariana Music School in Budapest, Teatro Augusteo in Salerno, Teatro Puccini in Sorrento)

• Greece Tour: 2008 (Patros High School, St. John Church in Athens)

• Caribbean / Bahamas Tours: 2002, 2003, 2004 (Nassau)

Annual Arlington Public Schools Events Directed (1999 – Present)

• Winter Concert Series | Pops Concert | All-Town Festival of Bands | All-Town String Concert | Town Day Festival | Kidney Transplant Association Benefit Concert

Notable Guest Soloist & Conductor Collaborations

• Ricardo Odriozola, Sylvie Zakarian, Debra Hanson-Conant, David Harris, Rocco Ventrella, Gerardo Sapere, Dario Deidda, Pippo Matino, Rich Stillman, Carlo Frasca, Aldo Minelli, Maria De Simone, Eugene Friesen.

          PERFORMING EXPERIENCE & MAJOR TOURS

Primary Performing Credits (Electric & Acoustic Bass)

Eddie V’s Prime Seafood (Boston & Burlington, MA): House Bassist (2020 – Present).

RAI (Radio Televisione Italiana) Orchestra: Live and television broadcast bassist in Naples and Rome, Italy (Collaborations include Andrea Bocelli, Ivan Cattaneo, Peppino Di Capri).

Solo Performance: Bass Solo Concerts utilizing voice, multiple basses, loopers, and custom effects.

Featured Artist Collaborations: Victor Wooten, Mike Stern, Gegè Telesforo, Steve Hunt, Bob Gullotti, Wayne Krantz, Randy Johnston, Sal Di Fusco, Frank Wilkins, Jeff Galindo, Miles Donahue, Philippe Crétien, Bruce Bartlett, Sergio Bellotti, Dave Harris, Mimi Rabson, Gary Johnson, Steve Heck, Maxim Lubarsky, Bruce Bears, Mark Teixeira, Elise Testone, Jane Potter, Teri Cote, Mark Greel, Gabriella Martina, Bob Pilkington, Bill Vint, Maurizio Tiella, Ron Poster, Natalie Jackson.

Freelance & Contract Performances

John & Corinne Chase Band, Sultans, Chris Waller Band, Ron Poster, BOSS Band, Full Steam Ahead / Odyssey Cruises, Mark Greel Band, Gabriella Martina Band, Little Horse Band, Drifters Show.

Classical Trumpet Performance

Vicenza Symphony Orchestra, Giuseppe Verdi Symphony, Willy Frank Orchestra, RAI Orchestra.

Major International & National Performance Tours

Steve Hunt Quartet / Trio: European and Italian Tours

Spajazzy (feat. Mike Stern & Jim Kelly): European and Italian Tours

Frank Wilkins Quartet: Italy Tour (Bari in Jazz Festival)

Lidia Schillaci & Alberto Profeta: New England and Chicago Tours

Mark Greel Band: European Tour

Anthony Law Quartet: Italy Tour

Jim Kelly: European Tour

                 SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY & RECORDINGS

Tino D’Agostino — Al Dente (Solo Album)

Spajazzy — Spajazzy (feat. Mike Stern & Jim Kelly)

Steve Hunt Band — Unplugged

Jazz Composers Alliance (JCA) Orchestra — Live at GBH & Live at Berklee Performance Center

Sergio Bellotti — 1-11

RAI Italy — Napoli Prima e Dopo (National Television Broadcast)

Additional Session/Recording Credits: AHS Honors Orchestra, AHS Jazz Band, OMS Chamber Orchestra, Maurizio Tiella, Ricordi Recordings, Dave Harris, Mimi Rabson, Bob Pilkington, Bill Vint.

               PUBLICATIONS & PEDAGOGICAL WRITINGS

Bass Guitar Magazine (NY): “Get a Move On: A Gradual Approach to Walking Bass Lines” (6-part instructional series)

Bass Guitar Magazine (UK) & Zon Publications (LA): “Left-Right Hand Coordination for Electric Bass”

Ricordi Editori (Milan, Italy): Orchestral Compositions: Beata Gioventù, As We Strive, Time Dub, Nel Buio di Oak Hill

247drums Press (Boston): Sei Una Florida (Composition for String Orchestra and Flute)

Cambridge College Press: An Audio-Visual Approach to the History of Music from Baroque to Contemporary

               CLINICS, LECTURES & PRESENTATIONS

Virginia Teachers Association (2023): “Fun Techniques and Strategies to Teach Music”

Jazz Education Conference (2018): “How to Start Improvising with String Orchestra Instruments”

Jazz Education Conference (2014): “String Orchestra and Jazz”

Music Educators Conference (Boston, MA - 2011): “Basic Improvisation for All Ages”

American String Teachers Association (ASTA) National Conference (Santa Clara, CA - 2010): “Ensemble Teaching Strategies”

Berklee College of Music (2010): “How to Lock in with the Rhythm Section”

Berklee College of Music (2008): “How to Improve Your Improvisation with Melodic Lines”

Massachusetts Music Educators Association (MMEA) State Conference (Multiple Years):

“The Sense of Groove”

“Be-Bop on the Electric Bass”

“Muscle Memory in Rhythmic Performance” (2007)

“How to Improve the Rhythm Section”

“Developing Rhythm Skills” (2004)

                  AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS

Personal Awards & Honors

• Bass Department Chair Award — Berklee College of Music

• Goldin Foundation Award for Excellence in Education — Boston, MA

• I Migliori in Mens et Gesta (“Best in Thought and Deeds”) — Pirandello Lyceum

• Best Bass Player & Full Scholarship — Umbria Jazz Festival / Berklee Clinics (Perugia, Italy)

• Excellence Award — Siena Jazz Festival (Siena, Italy)

Ensemble Leadership Honors

• 1st Place Director — Berklee College of Music High School Jazz Festival (AHS Jazz Octet)

• 2nd Place Director — Berklee College of Music High School Jazz Festival (AHS Jazz Band)

• Grand Championship Director — Bahamas Cruise International Music Festival (AHS Jazz Band)

• MMEA Command Performances — Arlington High School Honors Orchestra & Ottoson Middle School Chamber Orchestra

               MUSIC TECHNOLOGY & SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY

• Digital Audio Workstations: Pro Tools, Logic Pro (Advanced remote session recording, mixing, and audio production).

• Notation & Publishing: Finale, Sibelius (Advanced orchestral arrangement and curriculum publishing).

• Hardware & Live Gear: Virtual instruments, hybrid live/studio rigs, signal processing, bass tone synthesis, and live looping systems.

Works Conducted (Selected Repertoire)

• Anderson — Bluebells of Scotland — Concert Band / String Orchestra

• Altman, W. — Concerto for Bass and Viola, Allegro ma non troppo — String Orchestra

• Bach, J.S. — Concerto for Two Violins in C Minor — String Orchestra

• Badelt, K. — Pirates of the Caribbean — Symphony Orchestra / Concert Band

• Beethoven, L.v. — Military March in C — Wind Ensemble

• Beethoven, L.v. — Symphony No. 5, Finale — Symphony Orchestra

• Berger, J. — Short Overture for Strings — String Orchestra

• Bilik, J. — Block M March — Concert Band

• Bizet, G. — Farandole from L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2 — Symphony Orchestra

• Bizet, G. — Carmen — Symphony Orchestra / Pit Orchestra

• Borodin, A. — Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor — Symphony Orchestra

• Brahms, J. — Hungarian Dance No. 5 — Symphony Orchestra

• Britten, B. — Simple Symphony, I. “Boisterous Bourrée” — String Orchestra

• Chaminade, C. — Concertino for Flute Solo and Wind Ensemble — Wind Ensemble

• Copland, A. — Hoe-Down from Rodeo — Symphony Orchestra / String Orchestra

• Corelli, A. — Violin Sonata, Op. 5 No. 5 — String Orchestra

• D’Agostino, S. — Italian Rhapsody — Concert Band / Symphony Orchestra

• D’Agostino, S. — Sei Una Florida — String Orchestra

• D’Agostino, S. — Nel Buio di Oak Hill — String Orchestra

• Dvořák, A. — Symphony No. 9 "From the New World," Allegro con fuoco — Symphony Orchestra

• Ellington, D. — V.I.P.’s Boogie — Jazz Band

• Fiocco, J.H. — Concerto for Violin — String Orchestra

• Gershwin, G. — Rhapsody in Blue — Symphony Orchestra / Jazz Band

• Glazunov, A. — Concerto in E-flat Major for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra — String Orchestra / Symphony Orchestra

• Gluck, C.W. — Overture to Don Juan — Chamber Orchestra

• Handel, G.F. — Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 No. 1: Allegro — String Orchestra

• Handel, G.F. — Concerto Grosso No. 2: II. Introduction and Allegro, IV. Allegro ma non troppo — String Orchestra

• Handel-Halvorsen — Passacaglia — String Orchestra

• Hardiman, R. — Lord of the Dance — Concert Band / Pops Orchestra

• Haydn, J. — Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Allegro moderato — Chamber Orchestra

• Haydn, J. — Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major — Chamber Orchestra / Symphony Orchestra

• Holst, G. — St. Paul’s Suite: Jig — String Orchestra

• Holst, G. — St. Paul’s Suite: Finale — String Orchestra

• Holst, G. — Second Suite in F for Military Band — Concert Band

• Hovhaness, A. — Armenian Rhapsody No. 3 — String Orchestra

• Hovhaness, A. — Mountains and Rivers Without End — Wind Ensemble / Chamber Ensemble

• Hurwitz, L. — Suite Baroque — String Orchestra

• Isaac, M. — Overture Russe — String Orchestra

• Kander, J. & Ebb, F. — Chicago — Pit Orchestra / Concert Band

• Mahler, G. — Symphony No. 6 — Symphony Orchestra

• Mendelssohn, F. — Sinfonia No. IV in C Minor — String Orchestra

• Monti, V. — Czardas — String Orchestra / Symphony Orchestra

• Morricone, E. — Once Upon a Time in America — Symphony Orchestra

• Mozart, W.A. — Serenade No. 9 “Posthorn,” Finale — Chamber Orchestra

• Mozart, W.A. — String Quartet No. 8 in F Major, Movement IV — String Orchestra / Chamber Ensemble

• Mozart, W.A. — Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Allegro — String Orchestra

• Mozart, W.A. — Themes from Symphony No. 40 — Symphony Orchestra

• Newbold, S.H. — Fantasia Espagnola — String Orchestra

• Olivadoti, J. — Zaragoza — Concert Band

• Osterling, E. — Mount of Might — Concert Band

• Puccini, G. — “Nessun dorma” from Turandot — Symphony Orchestra / Opera Orchestra

• Rabaud, H. — Solo de Concours — Wind Ensemble / Chamber Orchestra

• Ravel, M. — Boléro — Symphony Orchestra

• Reed, A. — El Camino Real — Concert Band

• Rimsky-Korsakov, N. — Slava! — Symphony Orchestra

• Rimsky-Korsakov, N. — Flight of the Bumblebee — Symphony Orchestra

• Rodgers, R. & Hammerstein, O. — The Sound of Music — Pit Orchestra / Pops Orchestra

• Rossini, G. — Overture to The Barber of Seville — Symphony Orchestra

• Rossini, G. — Overture to L’Italiana in Algieri — Symphony Orchestra

• Rutter, J. — Suite for Strings, “A-Roving” — String Orchestra

• Saint-Saëns, C. — Marche Militaire Française — Symphony Orchestra / Concert Band

• Sammartini, G.B. — Concerto for Oboe in C Major — String Orchestra / Chamber Orchestra

• Schubert, F. — Marche Militaire — Symphony Orchestra

• Selby, W. — English Fugue — String Orchestra

• Shore, H. — The Lord of the Rings — Symphony Orchestra / Concert Band

• Shostakovich, D. — Galop — Symphony Orchestra / Concert Band

• Stravinsky, I. — Three Movements from Petrushka — Symphony Orchestra

• Tassone, P. — Gemelli Chronicle — String Orchestra

• Tassone, P. — Fezziwig’s Dance — String Orchestra

• Tassone, P. — Dzon — Percussion Ensemble

• Tchaikovsky, P.I. — 1812 Overture — Symphony Orchestra

• Tchaikovsky, P.I. — Marche Slav — Symphony Orchestra

• Telemann, G.P. — Concerto in G Major — String Orchestra

• Telemann, G.P. — Concerto for Viola, Allegro — String Orchestra

• Vaughan Williams, R. — Oboe Concerto in A Minor, Finale — String Orchestra

• Verdi, G. — Overture to Nabucco — Symphony Orchestra

• Verdi, G. — “Ah fors’è lui” from La Traviata — Symphony Orchestra / Opera Orchestra

• Vivaldi, A. — Concerto in A Minor, I. Allegro moderato — String Orchestra

• Vivaldi, A. — Concerto in Re Maggiore, Allegro molto — String Orchestra

• Vivaldi, A. — Concerto for Due Violoncelli, I. Allegro — String Orchestra

• Vivaldi, A. — Concerto for Two Flutes — String Orchestra

• Vivaldi, A. — Concerto in G Minor "La Notte" — String Orchestra / Chamber Orchestra

• Wagner, R. — Overture to Die Meistersinger — Symphony Orchestra

• Webber, A.L. — The Phantom of the Opera — Pit Orchestra / Pops Orchestra

• Williams, J. — Highlights from Jurassic Park — Symphony Orchestra / Concert Band

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

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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.