Dave Matthews

Song of the Week - Sojourn of Arjuna

source: glimmerofwhimsy (WordPress)

This melody is well-known by Dave Matthews Band fans. Béla Fleck used to interpolate the melody into DMB’s song #41 while on stage with DMB. These days, as Jeff Coffin plays saxophone in DMB, he usually does it. #41 is a song that could basically go on forever, the longest performance of the so...

Published Sat, Oct 3

Jeff Coffin Interview with jambands.com

source: DMB Headlines Courtesy of antsmarching.org

The interview is great background for those who are not familiar with the scope of Coffin's work - he's constantly out performing or producing music on some level. The interview naturally touches on his work with DMB, notably his feelings on interpolating the Bela Fleck and the Flecktone...

Published Thu, Oct 1

Opinion: Dave Matthews Band

source: crediblemusicreviews.com

Review: “Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King” is in all ways a tribute to founding DMB member and saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who passed away in August following complications resulting from an ATV accident. The album, affectionately named after the “GrooGrux King” begins with a sentiment...

Published Thu, Jun 4

CD Review: Dave Matthews Band, "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King"

source: jeffvrabel.com

Billboard — “Big Whiskey” is a big moment for the Dave Matthews Band—it’s the act’s first album in four years and first since the sudden August death of founding saxophonist (and titular king) LeRoi Moore. But this eulogy is a celebration, and “Big Whiskey” is a dense, humid album that, bef...

Published Fri, May 29

Dave Matthews Band honors late saxophonist on heartfelt CD

source: Boston Globe

The true essence of the band is on this record, and it starts off right there," Dave Matthews Band bassist Stefan Lessard says of "Grux," the opening interlude played by the band's late sax player, LeRoi Moore. Moore, who passed away in August due to ... DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Boston Herald

Published Thu, May 28

Summer's Here To Stay: A Preview To The 2009 Summer Tour

source: Weekly Davespeak

Embarking on their first Summer tour since the passing of saxophonist LeRoi Moore, they are accompanied into this new era with trumpeter Rashawn Ross, guitarist Tim Reynolds and the latest addition to the DMB sound, Jeff Coffin on horns. Also during the US Summer Tour, the group will inte...

Published Sun, May 24

Wilco's leaked album has fine start, familiar finish

source: Detroit Free Press

 United States The Dave Matthews Band lost one of its founding members last August when saxophonist LeRoi Moore died of injuries he suffered in an ATV accident, lending special gravity to DMB's new album "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King" (***, out June 2 on RCA). ...

Published Sun, May 24

Neighborhood News and Local Blog Round-Up

source: Seattlest

 Seattle What would life be like without the Dave Matthews Band? We were this { } close to finding out. Things had gotten pretty rocky for DMB after their saxophonist leroi Moore passed away. Their new album, “Big Whiskey and the groogrux King” is a tribute to ...

Published Wed, May 20