Dave Matthews Band Saxophonist, LeRoi Moore, Passed Away Tuesday

LeRoi Moore, Dave Matthews Band saxophonist, died Tuesday of complications from injuries he suffered in a June ATV accident.  Our thoughts are with his family, friends and fans.
 

Not only was Moore an incredible musician; he was also a compassionate philanthropist and environmentalist:

The IMAX film, Grand Canyon Adventure: River At Risk, features songs and music by Dave Matthew Band and an original score co-composed by DMB’s Stefan Lessard and Steve Wood.  DMB also works with NativeEnergy:  they have offset 100% of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from their touring activities since 1991.  In 2005, DMB, through their Bama Works Village Recovery Fund, partnered with CARE to help tsunami-struck communities in eastern Sri Lanka put their lives back together.  DMB issued a $1.5 million challenge grant in 2006 to help build the New Orleans Habitat Musicians’ Village.  The Village is a Habitat for Humanity project that seeks to build more than 300 homes in the city’s Upper Ninth Ward with musicians and other New Orleans residents who were displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

R.I.P. LeRoi Moore