Remy Le Boeuf (born August 3, 1986) is a jazz saxophonist, composer and multi-instrumentalist born in Santa Cruz, California. He leads the jazz orchestra Assembly of Shadows, 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.[1] The New York Times describes his music as “evocative”.[2]
Remy Le Boeuf | |
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 Performing in Brooklyn, NY, 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | August 3, 1986 Santa Cruz, California |
| Genres | jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Saxophonist, composer, voice actor |
| Instrument | Saxophone |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Le Boeuf Brothers Music Nineteen-Eight Records New Focus Recordings/Panoramic Recordings SoundSpore Records |
| Website | www |
Biography
editBorn 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.[3]
As a composer, Le Boeuf has received commissions from SFJAZZ,[4] The Jerome Foundation,[5] New York Youth Symphony,[6] and Keio University.[7] As a performer, Le Boeuf has worked as a sideman with various artists including Grammy Award-winning Bob Mintzer's Big Band, Haim, Dayna Stephens, Alan Ferber, Dave Leibman, Linda Oh, Prefuse 73, Jack Quartet, Caleb Hudson, and Donny McCaslin.[8]
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.[9] Additional awards include the 2015 Commission Award from SFJAZZ[4] and the 2016 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award.[10]
As of 2022, Le Boeuf is Director of Jazz and Commercial Music Studies at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music.[11]
Awards
editRemy Le Boeuf was nominated in 2021 for a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition and a Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella for composing and arranging work on his album Assembly of Shadows.[12] He was nominated again in 2023 for a Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella and a Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album for his album "Architecture of Storms."[13]
Discography
editAs Leader
edit| Year | Artist | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly of Shadows | Heartland Radio | SoundSpore Records |
| 2023 | Le Boeuf Brothers | HUSH | SoundSpore Records |
| 2023 | Remy Le Boeuf | Vignettes II | SoundSpore Records[14] |
| 2021 | Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly of Shadows | Architecture of Storms | SoundSpore Records |
| 2019 | Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly of Shadows | Assembly of Shadows | SoundSpore Records[15] |
| 2019 | Remy Le Boeuf | Light as a Word | Outside in Music[16] |
| 2016 | Le Boeuf Brothers + JACK Quartet | imaginist | New Focus Recordings |
| 2013 | Le Boeuf Brothers | Remixed | Nineteen-Eight Records |
| 2011 | Le Boeuf Brothers | In Praise of Shadows | Nineteen-Eight Records |
| 2009 | Le Boeuf Brothers | House Without a Door | Le Boeuf Brothers Music |
As Sideman
edit| Year | Artist | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Prefuse 73 | New Strategies For Modern Crime Volume 1 | Lex Records |
| 2023 | Pascal Le Boeuf | Ritual Being | SoundSpore Records |
| 2023 | Anthony Branker & Imagine | What Place Can Be For Us? | Origin Records |
| 2022 | Manuel Valera New Cuban Express Big Band | Distancia | Greenleaf Music |
| 2022 | Martha Kato | Solúna | Somethin' Cool Label |
| 2022 | Lee Pardini | Hombodies+ (Deluxe Edition) | GroundUp |
| 2020 | Laila Biali | Out of Dust | Chronograph/ACT[17] |
| 2020 | The Awakening Orchestra | volume ii: to call her to a higher plain | Biophilia[18] |
| 2017 | Jonathan Saraga | Journey to a New World | Fresh Sound[19] |
| 2016 | Benji Kaplan | Uai Sô | Independent |
| 2016 | PLNKTN | Enjoy the Quiet Life | Independent |
| 2011 | Jeff Fairbanks’ Project Hansori | Mulberry Street | BJU Records |
| 2007 | Michael Feinburg and The Glass Eye Trio | Harajuku | Independent |
| 2006 | Colin Stranahan | Transformation | Capri Records |
| 2004 | Pascal Le Boeuf | Migration | Le Boeuf Brothers Music |
| 2000 | Leonard Bernstein | Mass (Boy Soprano Soloist) cond. Boris Brott | Kultur (DVD) |
Composer/Arranger
edit| Year | Artist | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Caleb Hudson | Lex Records | Megaforce Records |
| 2023 | Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra | Compared to What | Indie |
| 2021 | Jennifer Wharton's Bonegasm | Not A Novelty | Sunnyside[20] |
| 2021 | Carr-Petrova Duo | A Whole New World | Self-Released[21] |
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Dr. Seuss Toddler | Goslings | [22] |
| 2000 | Arthur's Camping Adventure | The Brain | |
| 2001 | Arthur's Preschool | The Brain | [22] |
| 2001 | Arthur's Kindergarten | The Brain | |
| 2001 | Zone of the Enders | Leo Stenbuck | [22] |
| 2001 | Arthur's 1st Grade | The Brain | [22] |
| 2001 | Nicktoons Nick Tunes | Donnie | [22] |
| 2003 | Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner | Leo Stenbuck | [22] |
References
edit- ^ Palmer, Brian (December 14, 2013). "Remy Le Boeuf". Good Times Santa Cruz. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ Chinen, Nate (October 14, 2016). "The Playlist: Pusha T Spurns the Doubters and Kendrick Lamar Tempts the Critics". New York Times. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Take Five With Remy Le Boeuf". All About Jazz. November 8, 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ a b Putname, Eric. "Get to Know Composer-Saxophonist Remy Le Boeuf". SF Jazz. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Composers Selected for 2015 Jerome Fund for New Music and Minnesota Emerging Composer Award". American Composers Forum. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "New York Youth Symphony Announces 2016/2017 First Music Commissions" (PDF). New York Youth Symphony. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Keio Light Music Society + Remy Le Boeuf". Tokyo Gigs. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Jazz Listings for July 31-Aug.6". New York Times 2. July 30, 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Remy Le Boeuf (Saxophone, Oboe, Clarinet, Composition)". Great Neck Music Conservatory. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "The ASCAP Foundation Announces 2016 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award Recipients". ASCAP. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Remy Le Boeuf to lead Nordkraft Big Band". Lamont School of Music. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ William, Chris (24 November 2020). "Grammy Awards Nominations 2021: The Complete List". Variety. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ Moreau, Jordan (5 February 2023). "Grammy Winners 2023: Full List". Variety.com. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "Remy Le Boeuf releases solo book, Vignettes II". 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Remy le Boeuf: The Shadows Know". 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Buddy Rich, Flying Lotus, Tubby Hayes: The Week in Jazz". 24 May 2019.
- ^ "DownBeat Reviews".
- ^ "Sharp Visions of America by Wynton Marsalis, Kahil El'Zabar, Fay Victor and Dave Douglas". November 2020.
- ^ "Jonathan Saraga: Journey to a New World album review @ All About Jazz". 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Jennifer Wharton's Bonegasm: Not A Novelty". 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Music eX Series".
- ^ a b c d e f "Remy Le Boeuf (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved February 5, 2018. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
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