Anton Delecca is an award winning tenor saxophonist, composer and educator from Melbourne, Australia. In December 2019 he returned from two and a half years living in New York completing a Masters in Jazz Studies at the Aaron Copland School of Music, the program created by master saxophonist Jimmy Heath.
He was performing, writing and arranging consistently there and recorded a soon to be released album featuring the stellar NY rhythm section of Caili O’Dohery - piano, Matt Clohesy - bass, Cory Cox - drums and alto saxophone prodigy Immanuel Wilkins on three tracks.
He played for many years with internationally renowned band The Bamboos and has performed and/or recorded with artists such as American jazz legends Arthur Blythe, Odean Pope, Wycliffe Gordon and recently funk legend Maceo Parker.
He has four albums out on Australia’s leading jazz label, Jazzhead and he is featured on many other Australian jazz recordings.