• LeRoi Moore, the saxophonist for popular jam-rockers the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of complications from injuries he sustained in an all-terrain vehicle accident. He was 46.
• Moore was born Sept. 7, 1961, in Durham, N.C.; but he was raised in Virginia. He went to James Madison University, where he studied tenor saxophone.
• The Grammy-winning Dave Matthews Band got its start in 1991 when Matthews — then a bartender — gave his demo to the already-accomplished Moore, who then recruited other musicians for the group.
• Moore's range can be heard in the funk of such DMB tunes as "What Would You Say" to the more classical "The Stone".
• In addition to bass, baritone, tenor, alto and soprano saxophones, Moore also played the flute, bass clarinet and wooden penny whistle.
• "Jazz is probably my main influence," Moore says in the bio on davematthewsband.com. "But at this stage I don't really consider myself a jazz musician.
"I have plenty of space to improvise, to try new ideas," he added about working with the four other band members. "It's almost better than a jazz gig."
• Moore was also featured as a guest soloist at several Phish concerts.
• Fans may also remember Moore giving an assist to John Mayer on "Gravity," during last year's show at Virginia Tech.
• The Dave Matthews Band played the evening of Moore's death, dedicating the entire Los Angeles show to their fallen group member. "It's always easier to leave than be left," Matthews reportedly told the crowd. "We appreciate you all being here."
(Bela Fleck and the Flecktones' saxophonist, Jeff Coffin, has been sitting in for Moore over the summer).
• DMB last played Atlanta — without Moore — last month, at the Lakewood Amphitheatre. But the most memorable show may have been last year, when the Dave Matthews and the Allman Brothers bands drew some 50,000 people to the Green Concert at Piedmont Park.
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