Sylva is an album by Snarky Puppy in collaboration with the Dutch the Metropole Orkest, released on May 26, 2015. Sylva won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. According to Michael League, each song on the album is about a different forest />
Michael League – bass guitar, Moog bass Mike Maher – trumpet, flugelhorn Jay Jennings – trumpet, flugelhorn Chris Bullock – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, clarinet Cory Henry – Hammond B3 organ, Moog, clavinet Bill Laurance – piano, Wurlitzer, Moog Justin Stanton – Fender Rhodes, Moog, clavinet, piano, trumpet Bob Lanzetti – electric guitar Mark Lettieri – electric guitar Chris McQueen – electric guitar Robert "Sput" Searight – drums Nate Werth – percussion
Metropole Orkest Conductor - Jules Buckley 1st Violin - Arlia de Ruiter (concertmaster), Vera Laporeva, Denis Koenders, David Peijnenborgh, Pauline Terlouw, Casper Donker, Ruben Margarita, Tinka Regter, Seijia Teeuwen, Ewa Zbyszynska 2nd Violin - Merijn Rombout, Herman van Haaren, Wim Kok, Feyona van Iersel, Pauline Koning, Polina Cekov, Merel Jonker, Christina Knoll Viola - Mieke Honingh, Norman Jansen, Julia Jowett, Isabella Petersen, Iris Schut, Lex Luijnenburg Cello - Maarten Jansen, Emile Visser, Jascha Albracht, Annie Tangberg, Charles Watt Double Bass - Erik Winkelmann, Arend Liefkes, Tjerk de Vos Flute - Janine Abbas, Mariël van den Bos, Nola Exel Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet, and Saxophone - Paul van der Feen, Leo van Oostrom, Leo Janssen, Werner Janssen, Max Boeree Horn - Pieter Hunfeld, Rob van de Laar, Fons Verspaandonk, Elizabeth Hunfeld Trombone - Jan Oosting, Vincent Veneman, Jan Bastiani Bass Trombone - Martin van den Berg Tuba - Ries Schellekens Percussion - Murk Jiskoot, Frank Warndenier
