Chicago VII is the sixth studio album by American rock band Chicago. It was released on March 11, 1974 by Columbia Records. It is notable for being their first double album of new material since 1971's Chicago III and remains their final studio release in that format. It features session percussionist Laudir de Oliveira, who would become a full-fledged band member for the release of Chicago VIII the following year.
The Album Leaf is an American musical project founded in San Diego, California, in 1998 by Jimmy LaValle. He is known for his use of electronics, synthesizer, and Rhodes piano. His performances often feature projected visual art.
Efterklang is a Danish indie rock group from Copenhagen, formed in December 2000. The band has recorded five studio albums and are currently signed to City Slang their own record label Rumraket.
Fred Hersch is an American jazz pianist, composer, educator and HIV/AIDS activist, 17-time Grammy nominée. He was the first person to play weeklong engagements as a solo pianist at the Village Vanguard in New York City. He has recorded more than 75 of his jazz compositions.
Robert William Lamm is an American musician and a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He is best known for his songwriting, vocals, and keyboard melodies, most significantly on the band's debut studio album, Chicago Transit Authority(1969). Lamm wrote many of the band's biggest hits, including "Questions 67 & 68", "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?", "Beginnings", "25 or 6 to 4", "Saturday in the Park", "Dialogue " and "Harry Truman". Lamm is one of three founding members still performing with the group.
Gerald Linford Beckley is an American singer, songwriter, and musician, and a founding member of the band America.
Ash Wednesday is an Australian musician, who played in JAB, Models and Einstürzende Neubauten.
Sebastian Rochford is a British drummer and composer. He has recorded and released music as leader of the British band Polar Bear, as Kutcha Butcha and as part of numerous collaborations.
Franck Vigroux is a French musician, composer and media artist.
Matthew Bourne is an English multi-instrumentalist, primarily working with piano and keyboards.
Bon Iver is an American indie folk band founded in 2006 by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon. Vernon had originally formed Bon Iver as a solo project, but it eventually became a band consisting of Vernon, Sean Carey, Michael Lewis, Matthew McCaughan, Andrew Fitzpatrick, and Jenn Wasner
The Snake is an album by the Swedish duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums, released in 2008. It was recorded by the band and published by The Leaf Label. It was released to 'generally favorable reviews' with an average critic's score of 80/100 and an average user score of 9.6/10 on Metacritic.
Nancy Elizabeth Cu is an English folk singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who releases music with The Leaf Label. She is an active member of Sōka Gakkai.
Jasmine Lucilla Elizabeth Jennifer van den Bogaerde, better known by her stage name Birdy, is a British singer. She won the music competition Open Mic UK in 2008, at the age of 12.
Melt Yourself Down are a London-based band who incorporate elements of West African musical styles (afrobeat), punk, jazz and funk. Founded in January 2012, the band is led by saxophonist Pete Wareham, former leader of now defunct jazz/punk band Acoustic Ladyland and saxophonist in British jazz band Polar Bear. The original line-up included saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings, drummer Tom Skinner, vocalist Kushal Gaya, bassist Ruth Goller and percussionist Satin Singh.
Peepers is the fourth album by Sebastian Rochford's British jazz band Polar Bear.
Montauk Variations is Perrier Award-winning British pianist/cellist Matthew Bourne's first studio album as a solo artist.
Rivers is the third full-length album by Swedish husband and wife duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums, released on The Leaf Label on 23 August 2010.
Radioland: Radio-Activity Revisited is a studio album by English improvising pianist and synthesiser player Matthew Bourne (musician) and French electronic composer Franck Vigroux, created to mark the 40th anniversary of Kraftwerk's seminal album Radio-Activity. It was released digitally by The Leaf Label on 4 December 2015, with physical copies following in early 2016.
Snapped Ankles are an English, London-based post-punk band, incorporating elements of performance art and art rock. They signed to The Leaf Label in 2017 and have released four albums, two EPs and numerous singles to date. The band members' identities are unknown, due to the fact that the group performs in ghillie suits, but they claim to be "forest folk...descended from the trees"
