Bruno Castellucci

Bruno Castellucci, born on January 10, 1944, in Châtelet, Belgium, is a Belgian jazz drummer of Italian descent. He started playing drums at 14 and won the first prize for drumming at the Adolphe-Sax-Jazz Festival in Dinant in 1962. Castellucci joined Alex Scorier's quintet in 1963 and began collaborating with Toots Thielemans from 1974 onwards. He was part of the Flemish Radio  Jazz Orchestra (1974-1980) and Jan Akkerman's band (1977-1979). Castellucci led the Bruno Castellucci Stringtett in the 1990s, releasing albums such as Towards the Light and Lost and Found. He also taught at institutions like the Rotterdam Conservatory, the Brussels Music Academy, and the Brussels Conservatory.