LeRoi Moore grew up in Charlottesville, VA, where he established a
reputation as an accomplished jazz musician, co-founding the
Charlottesville Swing Orchestra and the John D’earth Quintet. In
1991, he and childhood friend Carter Beauford joined up with Dave
Matthews and subsequently, Stefan Lessard and Boyd Tinsley, to form
Dave Matthews Band. The group became the highest-grossing American
touring act in history and has sold a collective 35 million units
(CD and DVD combined) since 1994. Moore played bass, baritone,
tenor, alto and soprano saxophones as well as the flute, bass
clarinet, wooden penny whistle and oboe. He also appeared on albums
by Code Magenta, Soko and Nas. Credited with arranging much of Dave
Matthews Band’s music, he masterfully traversed jazz, funk, rock
and classical styles to make what Matthews characterized as “the
most astonishingly honest music.” In 1999, the band members formed
The Bama Works Fund which supports numerous
humanitarian and environmental initiatives. As a part of his
estate, LeRoi provided for the
LeRoi Moore
Fund to be created to support various charities and scholarship
initiatives.
