LeRoi Moore, one of the founding members and saxophonist of the Dave Matthews Band passed away on Tuesday. According to reports, his death was caused by complications from injuries sustained in an all-terrain vehicle crash. He was 46 years old.

According to publicist Ambrosia Healy, Moore died on Tuesday at the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, in Los Angeles. His Dave Matthews colleagues were shocked to learn about his sudden death. The tragedy was also announced on the band’s web site, “We are deeply saddened,” read their statement.

In June Moore had an accident while riding his ATV on his farm in Charlottesville, Virginia. Back then he was hospitalized, and when his condition alleviated enough, he was discharged. He returned to his Los Angeles home to complete a physical rehabilitation program; however, complications gave him no other alternative but go back to hospital on July 17. Details on his complications were not disclosed by his publicist, moreover, Galina Shinder, a nursing supervisor at Hollywood Presbyterian highlighted that the hospital could not reveal any details. Some media reports suggested that the complications stemmed from his punctured lung and broken ribs.

LeRoi Moore was born on September 7, 1961 in Durham N.C. His music talents were impressive and the artist was able to play several different instruments: the flute, bass clarinet, wooden penny whistle, but also bass, baritone, tenor, alto and soprano saxophones. The artist was classically trained, but jazz remained his great love and major influence, as it is revealed in the biography on the band’s web site.

The Dave Matthews Band was founded in 1991 in Charlottesville, Virginia. At that time, the present frontman Dave Matthews was working as a bartender. Matthews presented Moore a demo tape featuring some of his songs and Moore was impressed of what he heard. The latter recruited Carter Beauford, a friend and jazzman, to play drums.

The band earned their first successes with the album titled “Under the Table and Dreaming.” Their second album, “Crash,” was an even greater hit, the group winning a Grammy Award for “So Much to Say” included on their second material. Other iconic hit songs include “What Would You Say,” “Crash Into Me” and “Satellite.”

Moore’s wearing sunglasses during the band’s live concerts has become an iconic image of the group. The musician also contributed to writing some songs, smoothly mixing different rhythms and influences. Moore highlighted that he enjoyed being a part of the Dave Matthews Band, saying that it was “almost better than a jazz gig,” as “I have plenty of space to improvise, to try new ideas.”      

Saxophonist Jeff Coffin, who played with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones stepped in to replace Moore during the band’s summer tour. The band hasn’t cancelled their Tuesday night performance in Los Angeles and dedicated the entire show to LeRoi Moore.