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LOS ANGELES – Dave Matthews Band saxophone player LeRoi Moore, one of the group's founding members and a key part of its eclectic jazz-infused sound, died Tuesday from sudden complications stemming from injuries he sustained in an all-terrain vehicle accident in June. He was 46.

Moore died at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, according to a statement released on the band's Web site. The statement did not specify what led to his death.

Moore was initially hospitalized in late June after the accident on his farm outside Charlottesville, Va. He was later discharged and had recently returned to his Los Angeles home to begin a physical rehabilitation program when complications forced him back to the hospital on July 17, the band said.

Galina Shinder, a nursing supervisor at Hollywood Presbyterian, said the hospital could not release any details.

Ambrosia Healy, the band's publicist, said the band's show Tuesday night in Los Angeles was not canceled. 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 liked to wear his trademark dark sunglasses at the bands' 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."

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33 responses // Dave Matthews Band sax player LeRoi Moore dies

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    not a good summer to be a famous person...

    SilenceNoMore
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    its just one after another this year

    dkvt332
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    46 years young....wow.

    Talented. I can't imagine the feeling of losing someone that is so cherished.

    J_Jammer
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uesIbOfT8hk

    #41

    smorrisey
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    man this is horrible. my condolences to all who knew him.

    reneelikeshugs
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    Uh... this is so freakin' horrible, too many great people dying or getting injured this year, thank God that he lived though, he contributed so much to music.... Rest in Peace to one of the greatest musicians... I only wish I saw him play live, my prayers to his family to stand this great loss...

    marpunk
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    Rest in peace.

    Sentwali
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    Fare well, amigo. The music never dies. Wail on!

    bansheewail
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    Bummer...

    rest in peace LeRoi

    Incredulous
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    What?!! Oh man, that totally sucks. This guy was an awesome sax player. How sad.

    chillwillNJ
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    I'll wait to see what the cause of death was before I make any further comment.

    Abamanation
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    watch this comment being used here, here, here and here

    He, along with the rest of the band, has been a big influence musical influence in my life. He will be sorely missed...

    createfreely
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    Tragic news. I seen him play with the Dave Matthews Band at the Horde Festival in 1996 at the Glen Helen Pavilion outside of San Bernardino, California. Lenny Kravitz, Rusted Root, and Blues Traveler also performed. What a memorable time. Thank you LeRoi Moore. May you rest in peace.

    SDLN
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    Yes, this is the one year in over a century where it is preferable to be an ordinary person in a war torn country than a celebrity who is either over the age of fifty, or has a history of drug use.

    AceHardchester
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    watch this comment being used here, here, here, here and here

    Mac, Hayes, and now Moore. Sad Sad Summer for this loss of three great entertainers.

    Kynmore
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    that really really sucks. everybody needs to stop dying so young. Listen to Ernest Borgnine...masturbate a lot!

    Jaded2784
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    RIP brother you will be missed!

    KineDa
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    So tragic. One of the last guys to bring this kind of influence into mainstream music.

    AroundTheWorld
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    Getty. Mac. Hayes. Moore. A little less music. A little less funny. A lot unfair. R.I.P. To all we've lost along the way.

    talktome
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    I'm really sad the hear this. DMB will miss a key component of their amazing sound. R.I.P. man.

    gabutch
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    I'm very, very saddened.
    I will personally miss him.

    this is a sad... sad day for me and my family.

    intelligenceisacurse
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    it's just one famous person after another.

    R.I.P. dude :'(

    Manatee_man
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    As a long time fan, i am seriously heartbroken.

    mookster_07
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    I really love this band's music. This is such a loss. My prayers go out to LeRoi Moore's family and friends

    IndieArtist
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    Wow thats really shocking. I know everyone has mentioned it already but damn...this has been the year of death for so many wonderful and talented individuals. RIP man

    seanalyn
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