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    BASSIST OF THE YEAR 2019

    Nov 26, 2019 5 minutes

    WINNERLeo De Santi

    How does it feel to be our Bassist Of The Year, Leo?

    It’s fantastic, of course, but I will say something controversial—I always tell my students that to me, talent does not exist! The word talent comes from Greek and can be roughly translated as ‘force of will’. Of course, you have to be lucky to born and live in an environment that allows you to harvest your passion, but in the end it all comes down to doing what you do with passion, and having something to say. I strongly believe that I have no talent whatsoever—I just studied and played a lot, and I enjoyed every single second of it. The cool thing is, I still have a lot to learn!

    What are your current projects?

    I’m focusing on my solo bass album,

    , which

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