LeRoi Moore
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | LeRoi Holloway Moore |
| Born |
September 7, 1961 Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Origin | Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | August 19, 2008 (aged 46) Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Rock, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, arranger |
| Instruments | Saxophone, flute, penny whistle |
| Years active | 1991–2008 |
| Labels | RCA |
| Associated acts | Dave Matthews Band |
| Website | davematthewsband.com |
LeRoi Holloway Moore (September 7, 1961 – August 19, 2008) was an American saxophonist. He was a founding member of the Dave Matthews Band. Moore often arranged music for the songs written by frontman Dave Matthews. Moore also co-wrote many of the band's songs, notably "Too Much" and "Stay (Wasting Time)".
Moore was born September 7, 1961, in Durham, North Carolina, to Roxie Holloway Moore and Albert P. Moore. Raised in Virginia, he attended college at James Madison University studying tenor saxophone, and later became an accomplished jazz musician in Charlottesville, Virginia, playing with artists such as John D'earth and Dawn Thompson. Moore began playing professionally after a brief stay in college. Moore helped found the Charlottesville Swing Orchestra (1982), and the John D'earth Quintet. The latter played at Miller's, a Charlottesville bar, every Thursday night in the late 1980s, where Moore first met Dave Matthews in 1991. In an effort to bring in some instrumental help for some songs Matthews had written, Moore began recording songs with Matthews.
Moore played bass, baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, as well as the flute, bass clarinet, the wooden penny whistle, and the oboe. Moore's woodwind technician, David Saull, notes that Moore had "quite an extensive horn collection."
In addition to performing with the Dave Matthews Band, Moore appeared on Code Magenta's self-titled album and Soko's album In November Sunlight.
Moore also worked as a producer with artist Samantha Farrell on her second album, Luminous.
Moore was injured on June 30, 2008, in an all-terrain vehicle accident on his farm outside Charlottesville, Virginia. His last live performance took place two days prior at the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Virginia.
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