A native New Yorker, Leo Traversa is considered to be one of the most proficient and versatile bass players on the scene today. The European press has called him "perfect in technique and brilliant in providing instrumental background", "master of the 5-string bass", and "without question, one of the top bassists". He has performed and recorded with a wide range of internationally known artists including Tania Maria, Eliane Elias, Randy Brecker, Ben E. King, Astrud Gilberto, Michael Brecker, Joyce, Don Byron, Cesar Camargo Mariano, Claudio Roditi, DaveValentin, Toninho Horta, Gerry Mulligan, The New York Voices, Oscar Hernandez, Phil Woods, Dianne Reeves, Milton Nascimento, Fantcha, Bebel Gilberto, Eileen Ivers, The Caribbean Jazz Project, Herbie Mann, Kenia, Shoko Aida, Aster Aweke, Louis Bellson, Steve Kimock, Dave Kikoski, Gato Barbieri, Leslie Uggams, Ivan Lins, and many others.

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