Dave Matthews saxophonist dies

[Angiekay]

CNN) -- LeRoi Moore, saxophonist and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday from complications stemming from injuries he sustained in an ATV accident, the band's publicist said.


LeRoi Moore, a founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday.

Moore, 47, died "unexpectedly" at a hospital, publicist Ambrosia Healy said in a statement.

Moore was taken to Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, and had been rehabilitating at his L.A. home after the June 30 accident at his farm outside Charlottesville, Virginia.

The Dave Matthews Band was formed in Charlottesville in 1991 by Matthews, drummer Carter Beauford and Moore, an established saxophonist in the local music scene. Their first album, "Remember Two Things," was released in 1993 and featured what would become the band's trademark mixture of jazz, rock and world-music stylings.


"Jazz is probably my main influence, but at this stage I don't really consider myself a jazz musician," Moore is quoted as saying on the band's Web site. "I have plenty of space to improvise, to try new ideas."

The band's follow-up record, "Under the Table and Dreaming," has been certified quadruple-platinum, selling over 4 million copies.

The group was scheduled to play Tuesday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and was planning to go on with the show, according to the statement. Jeff Coffin, saxophonist for Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, has been sitting in for Moore since Moore's accident.

Concertgoer Christian Tomas of Anaheim, California, said by telephone from the Staples Center that word of the death spread through the crowd before the show.

"All of us are just really sad and down about it," said Tomas, a longtime fan. "But if Dave and the band decided to go on with the show, that means they know it was the right thing to do and Leroi would have wanted it."

[bluejeangirl76]

Omg. Only 47.

At first I didn't read the word "saxophonist"... read too fast.

[The Sushi Hunter]

Yeah, too young for sure.

The last time the band was in the news as I can recall was when 800 lbs of shit was dumped out of their tour bus and off a bridge onto a tour boat full of guests. They must have been saving that up for a while.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4501755.stm

[Rick]

Damn, that's sad. You just never know when it's your time. Live like every day is your last. Therefore, I will have another beer and tip it in Moore's honor.

[Don]

Damn, that's sad. You just never know when it's your time. Live like every day is your last. Therefore, I will have another beer and tip it in Moore's honor.

Kanpai, Ricksan (Cheers, Rick)

[The Sushi Hunter]

Damn, that's sad. You just never know when it's your time. Live like every day is your last. Therefore, I will have another beer and tip it in Moore's honor.

Kanpai, Ricksan (Cheers, Rick)

Gunbot, your speaking my language (Japanese), what gives? If you like Guinness as your signature demonstrates, you got to say it in Irish...Slainte!

[Don]

Damn, that's sad. You just never know when it's your time. Live like every day is your last. Therefore, I will have another beer and tip it in Moore's honor.

Kanpai, Ricksan (Cheers, Rick)

Gunbot, your speaking my language (Japanese), what gives? If you like Guinness as your signature demonstrates, you got to say it in Irish...Slainte!

I am drinking Guinness as I type but kanpai was on my mind for some reason, perhaps a random memory of Tachikawa? I don't know.

[The Sushi Hunter]

Damn, that's sad. You just never know when it's your time. Live like every day is your last. Therefore, I will have another beer and tip it in Moore's honor.

Kanpai, Ricksan (Cheers, Rick)

Gunbot, your speaking my language (Japanese), what gives? If you like Guinness as your signature demonstrates, you got to say it in Irish...Slainte!

I am drinking Guinness as I type but kanpai was on my mind for some reason, perhaps a random memory of Tachikawa? I don't know.

Yeah, I'm always thinking of places I've been to and lived at in Japan also. Matter of fact, every single friggin day of my life. I love that place.

[twinklestar]

Damn, that's sad. You just never know when it's your time. Live like every day is your last. Therefore, I will have another beer and tip it in Moore's honor.

Kanpai, Ricksan (Cheers, Rick)

Gunbot, your speaking my language (Japanese), what gives? If you like Guinness as your signature demonstrates, you got to say it in Irish...Slainte!

I am drinking Guinness as I type but kanpai was on my mind for some reason, perhaps a random memory of Tachikawa? I don't know.

Yeah, I'm always thinking of places I've been to and lived at in Japan also. Matter of fact, every single friggin day of my life. I love that place.

I lived there too (five beautiful, memorable years) and still my Journey continues....