British avant-garde jazz ensemble Led Bib is a progressive, stylistically-varied group that touches on everything from swinging post-bop to skronky free jazz and a healthy dose of neo-prog and noise rock. Formed in 2003 by drummer/composer Mark Holub, and drawing on such inspirations as saxophonist Ornette Coleman, downtown firebrand John Zorn, free jazz icon Sun Ra, and even '60s psych-rocker Captain Beefheart, Led Bib released its debut album Arboretum on Slam in 2005. The group's third album, Sensible Shoes, was issued on Cuneiform and nominated for the 2009 Mercury Prize. ~ Matt Collar