Finding capable Russian horn players in Moscow in the 1970s who could play “25 or 6 to 4,” “Make Me Smile” and other brassy rock songs by the American band Chicago proved daunting for Leonid Vorobyev.

Being a music lover behind the Iron Curtain inherently requires some critical thinking, according to the life of Leonid Vorobyev. This was especially true since there wasn’t easy access to instruments ...

PROSPECT HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — It’s an all-American story that could only be carried out by residents of Moscow, Russia, in New York, by way of Chicago and L.A. It may sound confusing at first, but, in ...

SALT LAKE CITY — As FOX 13 News has reported in the past, the music we grow up listening to really becomes a part of us. Such is the case with Leonid Vorobyev, who was born in Russia and grew up ...

Musical director and founder of Russian Chicago cover band Leonid & Friends, Leonid Vorobyev, and Roman Vorobyev, Leonid’s son and band manager, join John Landecker to talk about how the band came to ...

Leonid & Friends is a globally acclaimed, 11-piece collective known for their recreations of Chicago’s classic songs, as well as performances of other rock, pop, and jazz-fusion hits from the 1970s.

Leonid & Friends, the internationally celebrated tribute to Chicago, Earth, Wind & Fire, and other classic rock icons, are set to launch their much-anticipated 25 OR 6 TO 4’ Tour this week. Running ...

Leonid Vorobyev says he loved the music of Chicago since the first time he heard the band as a teenager in Russia more than 40 years ago. A choir conductor by training, he’d also played in a handful ...

In just three short years, Moscow-based LEONID & FRIENDS have blown the minds of legions of fans with their uncanny ability to capture the spirit, musicality and fire of American supergroup Chicago.