Dave Matthews Band saxophonist dies at 46 - CNN.com (2024)

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(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.

Jeff Coffin (born August 5, 1965) is an American jazz and alternative rock musician best known as the current saxophonist forBéla Fleck and the Flecktones and Dave Matthews Band. In addition to the saxophone, he plays clarinet and flute.

46 years (1961–2008)

LeRoi Moore / Age at death

In July 2008, Coffin began touring with Dave Matthews Band and joined the group in 2009 following the death of founding member LeRoi Moore. He also leads his group Jeff Coffin & the Mu'tet.

Today, Dave Matthews Band officially fired Tinsley after James Frost-Winn — a Seattle-based trumpet player who worked for Tinsley as a member of the band Crystal Garden — accused Tinsley of making unwanted sexual advances and comments throughout the decade that the two knew each other (via CoS).

On August 8, 2004, a tour bus belonging to the Dave Matthews Band dumped an estimated 800 pounds (360 kg) of human waste from the bus's blackwater tank through the Kinzie Street Bridge in Chicago onto the passenger sightseeing boat Chicago's Little Lady sailing in the Chicago River below.

Trumpet player and arranger Rashawn Ross '00 is probably best known as a touring member of the Dave Matthews Band, but his range of experiences is not confined to one group.

Dave Matthews is a singer, songwriter, musician, actor, record label owner, and producer who has a net worth of $300 million. Dave Matthews is best known as the frontman, vocalist, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band.

Jay Metcalf

As the founder of BetterSax.com Jay's mission is to help developing saxophone players break away from traditional music learning methods and discover a more efficient, practical and fun way to become a Better Sax player.

Karen Beauford

Carter Beauford / Spouse

Will Dave Matthews tour in 2023? ›

Yes, Dave Matthews Band is touring in 2023. The band announced its 45-date summer tour in conjunction with its new album, Walk Around the Moon, which comes out May 19. Tickets go on sale to the general public Feb. 17.

By 1990, the band had been formed and consisted of Matthews on guitar and vocals, Boyd Tinsley on the violin, Carter Beauford on percussion, Steffan Lessard on bass, and Leroi Moore on saxophone and various other woodwind instruments.

In July 2008, Jeff began touring with Dave Matthews Band, and officially joined the group in 2009 following the tragic passing of founding member LeRoi Moore. When not on the road with DMB, Coffin fronts his own group, Jeff Coffin & the Mu'tet.

The original members were Fleck on banjo, Victor Wooten on bass guitar, his brother Roy Wooten on Drumitar, and Howard Levy on harmonica and keyboards. After Levy's departure in 1992 the group continued as a trio for several years until recruiting Jeff Coffin in 1997 on saxophones.

Jeff Coffin is internationally known saxophonist, composer and educator.

As of 2023, Matthews, Lessard, and Beauford are the only remaining founding members still performing with the band.

On Friday, Matthews, 56, and bandmates Carter Beauford (drums), Stefan Lessard (bass), Tim Reynolds (guitar), Rashawn Ross (trumpet), Jeff Coffin (saxophone) and Buddy Strong (keyboards) drop “Walk Around the Moon,” the 10th studio album in the DMB oeuvre.