Every once and a while we are reminded how fragile life can be. Yesterday, I received that reminder when news broke that LeRoi Moore, saxophonist for the Dave Matthews Band, passed away due to complications from his injuries susstained from an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) accident on 30 June 2008. Béla Fleck and the Flecktones saxophonist Jeff Coffin has been standing in for Moore since the accident while the band has been on tour.

While on the way to work this morning, I popped in the band’s 1998 album, “Before These Crowded Streets.” It seems like those sax lines are more colorful than ever, overpowering the other rhythms and melodies of Dave, Carter, Boyd, Stefan, and Tim. I will miss him terribly on stage and in future albums. May he rest in peace.

“It’s always easier to leave than to be left.” – Dave Matthews