Dave Matthews Band

The Dave Matthews Band is an American Jamrockband. It was founded by the South Africa -born American singer, guitarist and songwriter David John Matthews in early 1991 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Band History

Matthews formed the band along with drummer Carter Beauford, bassist Stefan Lessard, saxophonist LeRoi Moore, violinist Boyd Tinsley and keyboardist Peter Griesar. However, the latter left the band at the beginning of 1993. Between 1997 and 2008, the keyboard of Butch Taylor was cast as permanent guest. This in turn left the band in 2008 just before tour start. Saxophonist LeRoi Moore died unexpectedly on August 19, 2008 to the consequences of an accident on 30 June 2008.

The band's style is characterized by the rather unorthodox Cast ( acoustic guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, saxophone, violin ) and the resulting sound. With their blend of rock, pop, jazz, folk and funk was quickly procured a good reputation in the local Jamrock music scene. Correspondingly large number of prominent guest musicians who repeatedly during the extended live tours which - according to LeRoi Moore's death now of four - accompany band at individual pieces and the pieces give new interpretations: eg Neil Young, Warren Haynes, Carlos Santana, Bela Fleck, Phish, Ziggy Marley or John Mayer, to name just a few. In the summer 2008 tour were now permanently represented Tim Reynolds on electric guitar and since 2005 Rashawn Ross. In addition, LeRoi Moore was initially replaced by saxophonist Jeff Coffin, a longtime friend of the band Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.

As a guest singer at the studio album Before These Crowded Streets (1998 ) can be heard in the songs of Do not Drink the Water and Spoon Alanis Morissette, in the video for Dream Girl from Stand Up (2005) plays Julia Roberts as the female lead and the song What Would You Say from the album Under the Table and Dreaming (1994 ) plays American blues musician John Popper harmonica.

1993 the debut live album Remember Two Things. So far, the band has sold in the U.S. alone over 35 million studio albums ( the countless live albums here are not counted), but the big success in Europe has so far not.

The Dave Matthews Band, "America's biggest band" and constantly in the top 10 list of the "top grossing tours" ( profitable tours and in 2000 they were even the most commercially successful live band), has a good reputation as a live Act and fills in the USA regularly halls and stadiums (2003 even the Great Lawn in Central Park with nearly 120,000 viewers ).

In 2007, the Dave Matthews Band was after nearly nine years back traveling in Europe. In August 2008, died saxophonist LeRoi Moore at the consequences of a quad accident. In the summer of 2009 the band gave numerous concerts in Europe, but none of them in Germany. In February / March 2010 the band toured Europe again. In London, the largest concert ( O2 Millennium Dome) was held on March 6, in Germany, the band played in Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt and Munich.

After the announcement, to go after 20 years for the first time not permanently on tour, the band played several concerts in 2011 still under the slogan Dave Matthews Band Caravan.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Under the Table and Dreaming (CD, 1994)
  • Crash ( CD, 1996)
  • Before These Crowded Streets (CD, 1998)
  • Everyday (CD, 2001)
  • Busted Stuff ( CD, 2002)
  • Stand Up (CD, 2005)
  • Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King ( CD, 2009)
  • Away from the World ( CD, Vinyl, 2012)

Live Announcements

Live CDs

  • Remember Two Things ( CD, 1993, rerelease 1997)
  • Recently [ EP] (CD, 1994, rerelease 1997)
  • Listener Supported (CD / DVD / VHS, 1999)
  • Live in Chicago (CD, 2001)
  • The Central Park Concert ( CD / DVD, 2003)
  • The Gorge (CD / DVD, 2004)
  • Weekend on the Rocks (CD / DVD, 2005)
  • Europe 2009 (CD / DVD, 2009)
  • Live in New York City ( CD, 2010)
  • Live in Atlantic City (CD, 2011)

Live Trax Series

  • DMB Live Trax Vol 1: August 12, 1998 Worcester, Massachusetts ( CD, 2004)
  • DMB Live Trax Vol 2: December 9, 2004 Golden Gate Park (CD, 2004)
  • DMB Live Trax Vol 3: August 27, 2000 Hartford, Connecticut ( CD, 2005)
  • DMB Live Trax Vol 4: April 30, 1996 Classic Amphitheatre, Richmond, Virginia ( CD, 2005)
  • DMB Live Trax Vol 5: August 23, 1995 Meadow Brook Music Festival, Rochester Hills, Michigan ( CD, 2006)
  • DMB Live Trax Vol 6: 7 -8. July 2006 Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts ( CD, 2006)
  • DMB Live Trax Vol 7: December 31, 1996 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia ( CD, 2006)
  • DMB Live Trax Vol 9: 23 -24. March 2007 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada ( CD, 2007)
  • DMB Live Trax Vol 10: May 25, 2007 Pavilhão Atlântico, Lisbon, Portugal ( CD, 2007)
  • DMB Live Trax Vol 11: August 29, 2000 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York ( CD, 2008)
  • DMB Live Trax Vol 12: May 5, 1995 L.B. Day Ampitheater, Salem, Oregon ( CD, 2008)
  • DMB Live Trax Vol 13: June 7, 2008 Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri ( CD, 2008)
  • DMB Live Trax Vol 16: June 26, 2000 Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, Ohio ( CD, 2009)
  • DMB Live Trax Vol 17: July 6, 1997 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA. (CD, 2010)
  • DMB Live Trax Vol 18: June 4, 1996 GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, VA ( CD, 2010)
  • DMB Live Trax Vol 19 September 30, 2008 Vivo Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ( CD, 2010)
  • DMB Live Trax Vol 20: August 19, 1993 Wetlands Preserve, New York, NY (CD, 2011)
  • DMB Live Trax Vol 21: August 4, 1995 SOMA in San Diego, CA (CD, 2012)

DMBlive -Series

The DMBlive -Series are live recordings, which are available as downloads from the official website of the band. Since December 2008, there are recordings of the Dave Matthews Band, Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, as well as solo performances by Dave Matthews.

  • Prism Coffee House, Charlottesville, Virginia Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, on 22 April 1993 (Download, December 2008 )
  • Benaroya Hall, Seattle, Washington Dave Matthews, 24 October 2002 ( Download, December 2008 )
  • Blue Note, Columbia, Missouri, Dave Matthews Band, October 22, 1994 (Download, December 2008 )
  • China Club, New York, New York Dave Matthews, January 9, 2004 ( Download, December 2008 )
  • Town Point Park, Norfolk, Virginia Dave Matthews Band 26 April, 1994 ( Download, December 2008 )
  • Irving Plaza, New York, New York Dave Matthews Band 26 March 1994 ( Download, July 2009)
  • The Bayou, Washington, District of Columbia, Dave Matthews Band, April 10, 1993 ( Download, September 2009 )
  • Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds 29 March, 2003 ( Download, September 2009 )

Compilations

  • The Best of What's Around Vol 1 ( CD, 2006)
  • DMB Live Trax Compilation Vol 1-9 (CD, 2007)

Videography

Solo Publications

See also under Dave Matthews

  • Boyd Tinsley - True Reflections ( Solo Album, CD, 2003)

Awards

  • Two Grammys (13 nominations )
  • Four My VH1 Awards
  • Six times nominated for the MTV Video Award
  • Three times nominated for the American Music Award
  • Once nominated for the Billboard Video Music Award
  • Once nominated for a Jammy Award

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