Fumosonic, a collaboration between trumpeter John Fumo

and his wife singer-songwriter Kelly Fumo, is a truly

unique group, one whose music is both explorative and

very accessible. Combining together catchy

but unpredictable dance rhythms with electronics, John’s trumpet,

solo and group improvising, and Kelly’s haunting vocals, the

music of Fumosonic is both unusual and distinctive.

John Fumo attended the New England Conservatory of Music,

and moved to Los Angeles in 1978. He worked with

Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra, met

multireedist Vinny Golia, and recorded both as a

sideman and a leader (1986’s After The Fact) for

Golia’s Nine Winds label (an association that

continues up to this day), displaying a highly

original and spirited style on trumpet. Since that

time, he has appeared on dozen’s of film scores and

recorded with a remarkably wide variety of artists

including Tito Puente, Neil Young, Brian Setzer,

Brian McKnight, Dianne Reeves, Faith Hill, James Brown,

Tower of Power, U2, Smokey Robinson, Whitney

Houston, Lou Rawls, K.D. Lang, Babyface, Al Jarreau,

Bon Jovi, Neil Diamond (with whom he extensively

toured in 2006) and pianist George Kahn. In addition,

he teaches jazz trumpet at Cal Arts.

Kelly Fumo prior to working

extensively on television jingles and film scores

performed in all parts of the world, including Japan, Germany,

Italy, New York, and in Southern California. Her

memorable vocals and inventive lyric writing are major

assets to Fumosonic. “Kelly puts a lot of heart into

her singing and uses space like Miles Davis or Chet

Baker used to”. Her passion for contemporary

music and grooves combined with John’s jazz knowledge,

is the creative spark behind Fumosonic.

For the future, the Fumos plan to perform live on a

monthly basis in the Los Angeles area with Fumosonic

before taking their unique group to Europe, Japan

and many other places throughout the world. Although

there have been other attempts to combine jazz

improvising with dance rhythms, few are on the level

of Fumosonic, and no band sounds quite like this one,

the musical dream of John and Kelly Fumo.