Improvisation has always been a central element in Leonardo’s artistic work, and the search for new ways to integrate it into the most diverse contexts — from jazz, of course, to clubbing — represents not only a strong source of motivation but also a personal challenge.

In recent years, Leonardo has embraced the most radical forms of free improvisation, exploring ever-evolving sonic landscapes and collaborating with experimental musicians from Barcelona’s vibrant underground scene.
This ongoing exploration is documented in a number of studio recordings with various ensembles, including Jazz Doesn’t Like You, Otrotrio, and La Otra Band, in collaboration with guitarist Olivier Jambois, double bassist Mauro Battisti, drummer Mariano Camarasa, saxophonist Andrew Baker, and many others.
He is also the founder of La Otra Jam — a regular jam session and creative laboratory for improvised music — which has hosted musicians such as Josep Maria Balanyà, Liba Villavecchia, El Pricto, Pablo Selnik, and many more.

“I believe that without improvisation, live music loses its meaning.
I don’t want to just repeat things that already happened in a rehearsal room, in my studio, or even just in my head — it’s like reciting a poem by heart instead of searching for a genuine dialogue with the audience and the other musicians.
I want surprise! I want to travel to unknown places while playing. There’s already so much music out there where, from the moment it starts, you more or less know how it’s going to end…

In my experience, nothing is more powerful than leaving space for spontaneous creation.
It can be risky, and you have to embrace chaos and “ugliness,” but the most interesting things — to me — can only emerge this way, even if just for a moment.
You have to leave the door open for those things that suddenly appear — things no one could have ever imagined, planned, or composed.
Something that happens only here and now, in this situation, in this space, with this acoustics.

I live for those moments — for the unexpected sounds, for that kind of music that’s worth leaving the house for, both literally and metaphorically.” 

– Leonardo