Leo was the founder of the Skamonics. He brought us together in 2004, wrote the first arrangements, got us the gigs, organised the rehearsals and did all the things that band leaders do. And of course he played the keyboards too.
He then took a sabbatical to go to India, and we decided to go on without him sharing the leaders’ tasks out among the willing volunteers in the band.
While there he scored further musical triumphs by reaching the finals of the South Indian version of Pop Idol. You can read about that here.
On his return he trained as a journalist and rejoined the band. (You can read him on the ten best kitchen scales here – though inexpicably he fails to give the bebop scale as his top choice)
But the problem with being a journalist is that you never know when you will be working, and Leo has reluctantly come to the conclusion that he can no longer maintain his commitment to the Skamonics.
Our next gig on Feb 27 will therefore be the last where Leo will be playing keyboards for us.
So come along and give him a good send-off.
Without Leo, there would never have been a band.