Some very sad news this morning, LeRoi Moore, the saxophonist and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, “unexpectedly” died Tuesday from what his publicist is saying were complications from injuries he sustained in an ATV accident.

Moore, was only 46 when he passed at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles. Moore had been rehabilitating at his L.A. home after the June 30 accident at his farm outside Charlottesville, Virginia. At this point no one is sure what caused his untimely death.

The Dave Matthews Band went ahead with their schedules show at the Staples Center on Tuesday night, with Jeff Coffin, saxophonist for Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, sitting in for Moore since Moore’s accident. Matthews announced LeRoi’s death to the crowd and called him a “dear friend.”

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.

Source and Photo by: CNN.com

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