Dave Matthews Band saxophonist Leroi Moore died suddenly in LA yesterday, after complications arose from an earlier farming accident. He was 46.
In a statement on their website, the band said: "We are deeply saddened that LeRoi Moore, saxophonist and founding member of Dave Matthews Band, died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, 19 Aug 2008, at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles from sudden complications stemming from his June ATV [all-terrain vehicle] accident on his farm near Charlottesville, Virginia. LeRoi had recently returned to his Los Angeles home to begin an intensive physical rehabilitation program".
A founding member of the band, he was key to developing the jazzier side of their music.
The band decided not to cancel their planned concert at the Los Angeles Staples Center last night, instead using the event to pay tribute to their former bandmate. Dave Matthews said from the stage: "We all had some bad news today. Our good friend LeRoi Moore passed on and gave his ghost up today and we will miss him forever".