Matthews Band (also known by the initialism
DMB) is an
American rock
Band, originally formed in
Charlottesville,
Virginia in 1991 by singer, songwriter, and guitarist
Dave Matthews; saxophonist
LeRoi Moore; bassist
Stefan Lessard; electric violinist
Boyd Tinsley; drummer
Carter Beauford, and keyboardist
Peter Griesar (who left
the band in 1993). Since 1998 the
band has performed at most of their shows with keyboardist
Butch Taylor, who while not an officially named member of the band, is a fixture
on stage. In 2006, the band added trumpet player Rashawn
Ross, most noted as the
live trumpet player for
Soulive, to
the stage. It is not
yet known if his presence will be permanent.
Moore, Beauford, Ross, Tinsley and
Taylor also perform back up vocals.
Matthews Band (also known by the initialism
DMB) is an
American rock
Band, originally formed in
Charlottesville,
Virginia in 1991 by singer, songwriter, and guitarist
Dave Matthews; saxophonist
LeRoi Moore; bassist
Stefan Lessard; electric violinist
Boyd Tinsley; drummer
Carter Beauford, and keyboardist
Peter Griesar (who left
the band in 1993). Since 1998 the
band has performed at most of their shows with keyboardist
Butch Taylor, who while not an officially named member of the band, is a fixture
on stage. In 2006, the band added trumpet player Rashawn
Ross, most noted as the
live trumpet player for
Soulive, to
the stage. It is not
yet known if his presence will be permanent.
Moore, Beauford, Ross, Tinsley and
Taylor also perform back up vocals.