He studied in Italy with his father Mario Russo, with Giuseppe Maiorca, with Daniel Rivera and Franco Scala; as well as in Geneva with Maria Tipo. He started his career in 1985. Since then he played in Italy, Argentina, USA, Canada, England, Germany, Spain, Denmark, Malta, Norway, Poland, Switzerland, France. As a composer he studied in Italy with Italo Vescovo, Silvano Sardi and Domenico Bartolucci; his compositions have been performed in Italy, France, Norway, Poland, Denmark. He recorded for Italian RAI, Radio Televisión Argentina, Houston Public Radio, and Radio Vaticana.