Leaf’s style screams of her California roots: tights, Chucks, and ripped jean skirts. Her songwriting bares her soul and knows no pretenses. Her voice bends notes without breaking them. Like the scat of a jazz singer with the abandon of a rock chick, she and her acoustic guitar have both electrified and soothed fans and first-time listeners.
She began tinkering with guitar strings at age four, under the tutelage of artistic parents who were singer/songwriters and
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