[Deathwatch] LeRoi Moore, musician, 46

[Deathwatch Central]

Dave Matthews Band sax man LeRoi Moore
By Raquel Maria Dillon
08/21/2008

LOS ANGELES - LeRoi Moore, the versatile saxophonist whose signature
staccato fused jazz and funk overtones onto the eclectic sound of the
Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of complications from injuries he
suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident, the band said. He was 46.

Moore died at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was
admitted with complications that arose weeks after the June 30 wreck,
according to a statement on the band's Web site. It did not specify
what led to his death, and nursing supervisor Galina Shinder said the
hospital could not release details.

On June 30, Moore crashed his ATV on his farm outside Charlottesville,
Va., but was discharged and returned to his Los Angeles home to begin
physical therapy. Complications forced him back to the hospital July
17, the band said.

The band went on with its show Tuesday night at the Staples Center in
Los Angeles, where lead singer Dave Matthews dedicated the entire show
to Moore.

"It's always easier to leave than be left," Matthews told the crowd,
according to Ambrosia Healy, the band's publicist. "We appreciate you
all being here."

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 wore dark sunglasses at the bands' many 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."

Matthews credited Moore with arranging many of his songs, which combine
Cajun fiddle-playing, African-influenced rhythms and Matthews' playful
but haunting voice.

Many thanks to Deathwatch Central for posting this obituary