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Leroi Moore: 1961-2008

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LeRoi Moore: 1961 - 2008



LeRoi Moore


We are sorry to report that LeRoi Moore, saxophonist and founding member of Dave Matthews Band, died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, August 19, 2008, at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles from sudden complications stemming from his June ATV accident on his farm near Charlottesville, Virginia. LeRoi had recently returned to his Los Angeles home to begin an intensive physical rehabilitation program.



Flecktones saxophonist Jeff Coffin has taken over for Moore throughout DMB's summer tour.



Dave Matthews Band tour dates available here.



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