Greenleaf Music is an independent music company directed by American trumpeter and composer Dave Douglas. In addition to recordings on CD, vinyl, and digital formats, Greenleaf Music houses sheet music and podcasts, as well as supporting tours by its community of artists. Founded in 2005 by Douglas and Mike Friedman (of Premonition Records), Greenleaf Music has released albums by Dave Douglas,

Donny McCaslin Donald Paul McCaslin (born August 11, 1966) is an American jazz saxophonist. He has recorded over a dozen albums as a bandleader in addition to many sideman appearances, including on David Bowie's final studio album, ''Blackstar'' (2016). Early ...

, Nicole Mitchell, Harrison Bankhead,

Hamid Drake Hamid Drake (born August 3, 1955) is an American jazz drummer and percussionist. By the close of the 1990s, Hamid Drake was widely regarded as one of the best percussionists in jazz and improvised music. Incorporating Afro-Cuban, Indian, and Afr ...

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, Michael Bates,

Curtis Robert Macdonald Curtis Macdonald (also known as Curtis Robert Macdonald) is a composer and saxophonist. He moved to New York City in 2003 and lives in Brooklyn. He is Faculty at The New School for Jazz. Macdonald has a background in sound design and draws insp ...

, Linda May Han Oh, Matt Ulery, Ryan Keberle, Rudy Royston, Greg Ward and Mareike Wiening. The Greenleaf Music podcast, A Noise From The Deep, has produced over 70 episodes. The label operates in New York and is distributed by Redeye Worldwide. Greenleaf Music also has an independent subscription store through the Bandcamp platform.

Discography

– ''Community Immunity'', 2011 * Dave Douglas & Brass Ecstasy – ''

Spirit Moves ''Spirit Moves'' is the 29th album by trumpeter Dave Douglas. It was released on the Greenleaf Music label in 2009 and features Douglas band Brass Ecstasy. Reception The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "In sum, ...

'', 2009 * Dave Douglas & Keystone – '' Keystone'', 2006; ''Keystone: Live at Jazz Standard'', 2008; ''Keystone: Live in Sweden'', 2007; '' Spark of Being'', 2010 * Dave Douglas and

Uri Caine Uri Caine (born June 8, 1956, Philadelphia, United States) is an American classical and jazz pianist and composer. Biography Early years The son of Burton Caine, a professor at Temple Law School, and poet Shulamith Wechter Caine, Caine began p ...

– '' Present Joys'', 2014 * Dave Douglas Quintet – '' Live at the Bimhuis Set 1 & 2'', 2006; '' Live at the Jazz Standard (Complete Book)'', 2006; '' Live at the Jazz Standard'', 2007; '' Meaning and Mystery'', 2006 * Dave Douglas – '' Be Still'', 2012; '' A Single Sky'', 2009; '' GPS, V1: Rare Metals'', 2011; '' GPS, V2: Orange Afternoons'', 2011; '' GPS, V3: Bad Mango'', 2011; ''Magic Triangle/Leap of Faith -CD Reissue', 2012; ''

Mountain Passages ''Mountain Passages'' is the 23rd album by trumpeter Dave Douglas and the first released on his own Greenleaf Music label in 2005. It features performances by Douglas, Michael Moore, Marcus Rojas, Peggy Lee, and Dylan van der Schyff. Reception ...

'', 2005; ''

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'', 2013; '' United Front: Brass Ecstasy at Newport'', 2011; '' High Risk'', 2015; ''

Dark Territory Dark territory is a term used in the North American railroad industry to describe a section of running track not controlled by signals. Train movements in dark territory were previously handled by timetable and train order operation, but since t ...

'', (2016) * Donny McCaslin – ''Recommended Tools'', 2008; ''Perpetual Motion'', 2011; ''Casting for Gravity'', 2012 * Kneebody – ''Self-titled'', 2005 * Linda May Han Oh – ''Initial Here'', 2012 * Matt Ulery – ''Wake an Echo'', 2013; ''By a Little Light'', 2012 * Michael Bates' Outside Sources – ''Clockwise'', 2008; ''Live in New York'', 2009 * Nicole Mitchell / Harrison Bankhead / Hamid Drake – ''Indigo Trio: Live in Montreal'', 2007 *

Nels Cline Nels Courtney Cline (born January 4, 1956) is an American guitarist and composer. He has been the guitarist for the band Wilco since 2004. In the 1980s he played jazz, often in collaboration with his twin brother Alex Cline, Alex, a percussionis ...

& Norton Wisdom – ''Stained Radiance'' VD 2010

References

External links

Official site
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