John Fumo (born 5 June 1957,

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) is an American composer, trumpet and flugelhorn, artist. He maintains an active performing, recording, and touring schedule in addition to his

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and USC teaching. He has released 8 CDs to date. Fumo has played, recorded, and toured with a long and diverse list of major artists including Neil Diamond, Mel Tormé, Crosby Stills & Nash, Smokey Robinson,

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, Al Jarreau,

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, Flora Purim,

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, Johnny Mathis, James Brown,

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, Jeff Kaiser, Lou Rawls,

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, Bon Jovi,

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and many others. Fumo has written source music cues for TV and Film including Mad Men, Aquarius, Suits, and 50/50. He has also performed on dozens of film scores, and his TV appearances include ''

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''.

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* https://johnfumo.bandcamp.com/dashboard {{DEFAULTSORT:Fumo, John 1957 births Living people Musicians from Kenosha, Wisconsin Flugelhorn players American trumpeters American male trumpeters 21st-century trumpeters 21st-century American male musicians