Dmb Sax Player Dies At 46 From Atv Wreck Injuries

[bishopx]

There are 5 bands/musicians that I love above all else:

 

Matthew Good/Matthew Good Band

Rush

Van Halen

The Cure

The Dave Matthews Band

 

I have seen DMB 71 times, I even have a DMB Tat on my forearm. I have tickets to see them in NYC next month. It will be a very unusual experience to see them without Leroi on stage with them.

 

DMB sax player dies at 46 from ATV wreck injuries By RAQUEL MARIA DILLON, Associated Press Writer

Wed Aug 20, 5:42 AM ET

 

 

 

LOS ANGELES - LeRoi Moore, the versatile saxophonist whose signature staccato fused jazz and funk overtones onto the eclectic sound of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of complications from injuries he suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident, the band said. He was 46.

 

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Moore died at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was admitted with complications that arose weeks after the June 30 wreck, according to a statement on the band's Web site. It did not specify what led to his death, and nursing supervisor Galina Shinder said the hospital could not release details.

 

On June 30, Moore crashed his ATV on his farm outside Charlottesville, Va., but was discharged and returned to his Los Angeles home to begin physical therapy. Complications forced him back to the hospital on July 17, the band said.

 

The band went on with its show Tuesday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, where lead singer Dave Matthews dedicated the entire show to Moore.

 

"It's always easier to leave than be left," Matthews told the crowd, according to Ambrosia Healy, the band's publicist. "We appreciate you all being here."

 

Saxophonist Jeff Coffin, who played with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, had been sitting in for Moore during the band's summer tour.

 

Moore, who wore dark sunglasses at the bands' many live concerts, had classical training but said jazz was his main musical influence, according to a biography on the band's Web site.

 

"But at this stage I don't really consider myself a jazz musician," Moore said in the biography. Playing with the Dave Matthews Band was "almost better than a jazz gig," he said. "I have plenty of space to improvise, to try new ideas."

 

Lead singer Dave Matthews credited Moore with arranging many of his songs, which combine Cajun fiddle-playing, African-influenced rhythms and Matthews' playful but haunting voice.

 

The band formed in 1991 in Charlottesville, Va., when Matthews was working as a bartender. He gave a demo tape of his songs to Moore, who liked what he heard and recruited his friend and fellow jazzman Carter Beauford to play drums, and other musicians.

 

The group broke out of the local music scene with the album "Under the Table and Dreaming." The band won a Grammy Award in 1997 for its hit song "So Much to Say" off its second album "Crash." Other hits include "What Would You Say," "Crash Into Me" and "Satellite."

 

Fans who attended Tuesday's concert expressed sadness over Moore's death and concern about the band's future without him. "LeRoi was just super important to the band," Shawn Harrington said before the concert. "That's how the band came to be."

 

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Edited August 20, 2008 by bishopx

[Computer]

If I'm the most important person in the world, then it really is true how I feel when I'm drunk.

 

Correct, except the dave matthews band does not rock.

[Guest apsham]

That is sad to hear... but you saw them 71 times? How does one find the time?

[bishopx]

Your opinion is always welcome, but have some respect for the thread Ryan.

 

Alex...over a period of 11 years anything is possible, my friend.

[Audio of Being]

I am sad as well for the passing of LeRoi Moore, since I am a DMB fan as well, and have seen them over 20 times. This affects me and a friend of my mine greatly, who used LeRoi as a role model for playing the saxophone.

 

I hope that DMB is still able to continue to function as a band, and my thoughts and prayers are with all of them.

[bishopx]

I will be sharing one of my favorite live DMB Shows, with the bored members in a few days, in memory of Leroi. I will add the download links when I've created the zipfiles. I hope you'll enjoy it, and spread the music.