John Sturino is an award-winning composer-arranger, drummer-percussionist, and bandleader based in New York City.

Sturino is the bandleader, composer, and drummer BLOW GLOBE, a jazz chamber ensemble that captures the breadth of an full wind orchestra into tight ten-person unit. Sturino and BLOW GLOBE were the recipients of the Chamber Music America New Jazz Works Commission Grant in 2024.

Sturino is active as a composer-arranger, working for ensembles of varying size around the world. Recent commissions and performed works include works for Michael Mayo, The Danish Radio Big Band, Cécile McLauren Salvant, and Philip Dizack. Sturino was awarded the David Baker Prize from the Ravinia Steans Institute for his work ‘A Boundless Design’ (2025), fuseing jazz and classical string quartets together for a distinctly refined sound.

Sturino performs regularly with The Dizzy Gillespie All Stars Big Band and Small Group, Miho Hazama’s m_unit, Robert Edwards, and Jihye Lee Jazz Orchestra.