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Leo Traversa
Bassist Leo Traversa is a native New Yorker and has been at the forefront of the world music scene there for many
years. A founding and current faculty member of the Bass Collective in New York City, he has taught at the
Collective since1987. His extensive knowledge of a variety of musical genres and cultures and his mastery of their playing techniques makes him one of the most versatile and proficient bassists on the scene today. He studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and at A.A.S. Five Town College in New York, and has performed and recorded worldwide with a wide range of internationally known artists. These include Tania Maria, Eliane Elis, Ben E. King, Astrud Gilberto, Michael Brecker, Don Byron, Cesar Camargo Mariano, Dave Valentin, Toninho Horta, Gerry Mulligan, The New York Voices, Oscar Hernandez, Phil Woods, The Caribbean Jazz Project, Steve Kimock, Leslie Uggams, Gato Barbieri, Ivan Lins, Dr. Chris Washburn’s “Syotos” band, and many others. He has also garnered many television, film, and Broadway credits during the span of his remarkable career.