Remy Le Boeuf (born August 3, 1986) is a jazz saxophonist, composer
and multi-instrumentalist born in Santa Cruz, California. He co-leads
the jazz group Le Boeuf Brothers, and has a successful solo career as
a composer and sideman integrating jazz, classical, and indie-rock
genres. The New York Times describes his music as “evocative†.Born
and raised in Santa Cruz, California, Le Boeuf started playing oboe at
age 10 and picked up the saxophone a year later. In high school, he
began performing regularly with his twin brother, Pascal Le Boeuf, and
the brothers started their modern jazz group, Le Boeuf Brothers. In
2004, Remy moved to New York City to attend the Manhattan School of
Music where he received his bachelor's and master's degrees and began
working professionally.As a composer, Le Boeuf has received
commissions from SFJAZZ, The Jerome Foundation, New York Youth
Symphony, and Keio University. As a performer, Le Boeuf has worked as
a sideman with various artists including Grammy Award-winning Bob
Mintzer’s Big Band, Dayna Stephens, Alan Ferber, Dave Leibman, Linda
Oh, indie-pop band Wildcat! Wildcat! and Donny McCaslin.Le Boeuf has
performed throughout the world including North America, Europe and
Asia. He has received many honors and awards for compositions and
performances including recognition from ASCAP and Downbeat magazine,
both individually and as part of Le Boeuf Brothers. His two most
recent awards include the 2015 Commission Award from SFJAZZ Education
and the 2016 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award.
and multi-instrumentalist born in Santa Cruz, California. He co-leads
the jazz group Le Boeuf Brothers, and has a successful solo career as
a composer and sideman integrating jazz, classical, and indie-rock
genres. The New York Times describes his music as “evocative†.Born
and raised in Santa Cruz, California, Le Boeuf started playing oboe at
age 10 and picked up the saxophone a year later. In high school, he
began performing regularly with his twin brother, Pascal Le Boeuf, and
the brothers started their modern jazz group, Le Boeuf Brothers. In
2004, Remy moved to New York City to attend the Manhattan School of
Music where he received his bachelor's and master's degrees and began
working professionally.As a composer, Le Boeuf has received
commissions from SFJAZZ, The Jerome Foundation, New York Youth
Symphony, and Keio University. As a performer, Le Boeuf has worked as
a sideman with various artists including Grammy Award-winning Bob
Mintzer’s Big Band, Dayna Stephens, Alan Ferber, Dave Leibman, Linda
Oh, indie-pop band Wildcat! Wildcat! and Donny McCaslin.Le Boeuf has
performed throughout the world including North America, Europe and
Asia. He has received many honors and awards for compositions and
performances including recognition from ASCAP and Downbeat magazine,
both individually and as part of Le Boeuf Brothers. His two most
recent awards include the 2015 Commission Award from SFJAZZ Education
and the 2016 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award.
Share this
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
Join us for free and get valuable content delivered right through your inbox.