Valerio Apuzzo

Eliot Band Brass Instructor
Valerio Apuzzo, born in Rome on July 9, 1999, has had the opportunity to teach in various settings throughout his career as a musician. At his former university, Siena Jazz, one of Italy’s most important cultural centers, he was invited to conduct workshops for children and teenagers from various high schools in Tuscany, with the primary goal of introducing them to jazz music and fostering their connection with it.
Thanks to the Erasmus+ program, he was selected to perform concerts and lead workshops with students from the Lisbon Conservatory. In his hometown of Rome, through the Beng! Street orchestra, supported by financial contributions from the Lazio Region and in collaboration with the Matemù social center, he performed concerts and held masterclasses for children and teenagers of all ages. Since the age of 15, he has been working as a private trumpet teacher and has provided music lessons to students of all age groups.