Le Boeuf Brothers

Le Boeuf Brothers
Background information
Genresjazz
Years active2000-present
Labels
  • Le Boeuf Brothers Music
  • Nineteen-Eight Records
  • New Focus Recordings
  • Panoramic Recordings
MembersRemy Le Boeuf
Pascal Le Boeuf
Websitewww.leboeufbrothers.com

Le Boeuf Brothers is a modern jazz group based in New York City led by identical twin brothers, Remy Le Boeuf (saxophonist/composer) and Pascal Le Boeuf (pianist/composer). The brothers were born on August 3, 1986, in Santa Cruz, California. Le Boeuf Brothers are part of a growing New York jazz scene characterized by odd time signatures, shifting harmonies, and the influences of hip hop, electronica, and indie rock.[1] As a jazz group, they have released four albums.[2]

Pascal's solo career includes Pascal's Triangle, the album recorded as a piano trio with bassist Linda Oh and drummer Justin Brown,[3] and he composed music for the 2008 Emmy Award-winning movie King Lines. He played as support for D'Angelo's Second Coming US tour and the British electronic group Clean Bandit with Australian pop vocalist Meg Mac.[4]

Remy is a big band composer, with commissions from SFJAZZ,[5] The Jerome Foundation,[6] New York Youth Symphony,[7] and Keio University. He also performs as a sideman for various artists including Grammy Award-winning Bob Mintzer's Big Band, Dayna Stephens, indie-pop band Wildcat! Wildcat![8] and Donny McCaslin.[9]

The Le Boeuf Brothers have also toured internationally and performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival, the Montreal Jazz Festival, the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, the Umbria Jazz Festival, and Jazz at Lincoln Center.[10]

The San Francisco Chronicle describes their music as "a rich brand of modern jazz, with performances and compositions that display an impressive level of sophistication. Textured harmonies and shifting time signatures are handled with aplomb."[11]

  1. ^ "Digging and Diving: Le Boeuf Brothers Speak". Jazz Speaks. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. ^ "JT Track Premiere: Le Boeuf Brothers & JACK Quartet's "Alkaline"". JazzTimes. August 19, 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  3. ^ Booth, Philip (August 25, 2013). "Pascal Le Boeuf Pascal's Triangle". JazzTimes 2. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Nat King Cole Christmas Song List". issuu. Winter 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  5. ^ Putnam, Eric. "Get to Know Composer-Saxophonist Remy Le Boeuf". SFJAZZ. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Composers Selected for 2015 Jerome Fund for New Music and Minnesota Emerging Composer Award". American Composers Forum. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  7. ^ "New York Youth Symphony Announces 2016 2017 First Music Commissions" (PDF). NYYS. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Remy Le Boeuf". American Composers Forum 2. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Jazz Listings for July 31-Aug.6". New York Times 2. July 30, 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Jazz At Lincoln Center And ASCAP's "Month Of Mondays" To Showcase Emerging Jazz Composers/Performers". ASCAP 2. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  11. ^ Karp, Jerry (August 8, 2004). "Twin Jazz Masters Take On the Big Apple". SF Gate. Retrieved 15 September 2016.