That’s me. I’m a flutist, teacher and family man living in New York City. I’ve spent a fair amount of time performing, traveling, swimming, meditating, and playing baseball with my son.
I play the concert flute, piccolo, alto and bass flute, as well as penny whistles, bamboo flutes, pocket trumpet, jaw harp, harmonica, didgeridoo, and the conch shell.
I am a student of many styles of music and call upon a range of sounds, technique and expression with the goal of transcending genre to communicate the beauty of music.
I’m a longtime member of Grammy-winner Alison Brown’s Quintet, performing a repertoire of jazz-inflected Bluegrass. For over 25 years I have been half of the award-winning roots/blues duo Mulebone, and go back more than two decades touring and recording with Nashville singer-songwriter great Beth Nielsen Chapman. I perform with Grammy-nominated pianist and Spyro Gyra co-founder Jeremy Wall in the duo Riverrun, and join many other musicians in performance throughout the year. I have been a featured performer with the Buglisi Dance Theatre 9/11 Memorial “Table of Silence” at Lincoln Center since its inception.
My musical mantra is Connection, Collaboration and Creativity. What a beautiful path!
John Ragusa Flute, Rob Silvan Piano