torso is Louis Selvitella and Lee Leffler, two members of the Boston music scene who began making new music in 2004. Combining fretless bass and classical guitar with electronic sounds, torso’s music incorporates everything from Coltrane era jazz to electronic dance to post punk and more.

Bio

torso is Louis Selvitella and Lee Leffler, two members of the Boston music scene who began making new music in 2004. Combining fretless bass and classical guitar with electronic sounds, torso's music incorporates styles as varied as Coltrane era jazz to electronic soul, post punk and more.

Taxi.com, describes torso's sound as "Super cool music….Downtempo jazz (with a real legitimate jazz flavor and playing) ala Izit meets Miles".

torso's debut release on the 2headed record label,"percolatin' with lucifer", features seven songs - all of which began life as an improvisational piece captured on a hard drive.

torso has already enjoyed airplay on one of the internet's largest lounge and nu jazz radio stations, loung- radio.com, with self-released tracks. Several tracks also landed in lounge and elctronic top ten categories
on broadjam.com.

Louis' and Lee's pre-torso experience, which includes performing live in large music venues in Boston and New York and recording for independent labels, allows them to record, produce and ultimately support
torso's music in live settings.

Jazz Review Magazine - "The slow grooves coupled with electronic funk and some well placed soul - oriented influences make this recording worth a listen."

Think Magazine - Singapore - "This CD is definitely something that you can sit in the bar and lounge to for hours on end."

Properly Chilled Magazine - "Tense, edgy, jazzy, and with a strong groove...nice."

5 out of 5 rating from Jive Magazine for "percolatin' with lucifer"

Canada's Exclaim Magazine - "Hipped-up live instrumental 'electronic' music...what makes it a great disc - are the beats and attention to melody."