Leonardo Valvassori

Leonardo 'Leo' Valvassori is a bassist, cellist, vocalist, arranger, producer, and engineer.

Valvassori interned as a member of Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks between 1981 and 1982, then studied music in Los Angeles in 1983 and 1984. After undergoing 3 years of chemotherapy and cancer treatment, he went on to extend working relationships with singer Alannah Myles, Mississippi blues man Mel Brown (as an original 'Homewrecker') and many Canadian artists, acquiring working credits with many American blues luminaries. Since 2006, he has been working on new music as a member of Canadian icons 'Martha and the Muffins' with Martha Johnson, Mark Gane and Jocelyne Lanois.