- country:Chile
- style(s):Global Fusion, Jazz
- label:Petroglyph Records
- artist posted by:Petroglyph Entertainment
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Born in Santiago, Chile Antonio began his career at the age of 15 recording his first LP with Brazilian composer Manduka. In 1986, his band La Hebra won Radio Beethoven's Best Latin Jazz Band award. He toured Europe for several years playing with Amalgama, Maria del Mar Bonet,Joan Manuel Serrat and Ojos de Brujo. In Chile, he participated in several projects along wiht local musicians such as Joe Vasconcellos, Francesca Ancarola, and Los Tres, with whom he traveled to the US to record an MTV Unplugged program.
Antonio has developed his own unique contemporary composition style, blending the folk sounds of his South American roots with Flamenco and Classical Spanish guitar, Latin Jazz, and Jazz Rock. He has recorded six solo CDs and has been influential on many others. He was named Best Guitarist of the Decade by Sociedad del Derecho de Autor (SCD)in 1986 and in 2000 he won the Altazor Award for best Jazz-Alternative Record of the year.
Antonio Restucci currently lives in Barcelona, Spain.