Tommaso Cappellato è un batterista e compositore eclettico e creativo. Forte di un groove deciso, nutrito da 9 anni di residenza a New York, studi alla New School University e due anni come leader della house band alla prestigiosa Rainbow Room, arricchisce il suo linguaggio con viaggi in diverse parti del mondo tra cui Africa, Brasile, India, Australia e Giappone. Ha suonato con 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. Tra i suoi ultimi progetti spiccano il trio “Blackground” con Don Byron e Fabrizio Puglisi, la “Tommaso Cappellato Orchestra” composta da 13 elementi arrangiata da Michele Corcella, e “Astral Travel” un tributo allo Spiritual Jazz e una dedica al pianista e compositore Harry Whitaker, uno dei suoi mentori piu’ significativi.Drummer and composer Tommaso Cappellato 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.