John Ragusa was once called “One of today’s finest improvisational flutists” by the late legendary Paul Horn. John is known for passionate performances on a range of instruments, from traditional western flutes - bass, alto, concert and piccolo - to unique wood flutes, pennywhistles, harmonica, jews harp, pocket trumpet, the didgeridoo, and the conch shell.

John performs an original and compelling mix of jazz, roots, blues, latin, and world music in New York City and around the world. Along side his favorite bluesman, Hugh Pool, John is one half of the award-winning duo, Mulebone, and is a member of the Grammy winning band The Alison Brown Quintet. He has been featured in concert and on recordings with the acclaimed Nashville singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman for over 20 years. He also performs with the duo “Riverrun” alongside Grammy Nominated pianist and Spyro Gyra co-founder, Jeremy Wall, and has been a featured accompanist of author and poet Deepak Chopra, and is featured with the Buglisi Dance Theatre for the “Table of Silence” memorial to 9/11 at Lincoln Center.