Antonio sings Jazz with several bands performing on television and at numerous gigs, concerts and festivals, whilst holding down a career teaching jazz improvisation, scat singing, and contemporary vocal techniques. Initially trained as a guitarist, he attended some of the most prestigious music schools in Italy (C.P.M. in Milan, Università della Musica and Saint Louis College of Music in Rome) and graduated with a first class degree in jazz arranging and performance at Licinio Refice Conservatoire of Music (Frosinone, Italy). Beginning his career in '96 as a session singer, Antonio has collaborated with many international instrumentalists and performed within various bands and projects, in Italy and UK. His album Antonio De Lillis feat Greg Burk has been played on radio stations across the world and has been especially “Approved by Andy's Jazz Show” on UK Jazz Radio. Inspired by singers like Bobby McFerrin, Kurt Elling and Demetrio Stratos, Antonio speaks the several idioms of jazz, and use his four-octaves voice as an instrument, combining extraordinary vocal qualities with an outstanding improvisational ability.
