Remy Le Boeuf


Remy Le Boeuf 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”.

Biography

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.

Discography

As Leader

YearArtistTitleLabel
2009Le Boeuf BrothersHouse Without a DoorLe Boeuf Brothers Music
2011Le Boeuf BrothersIn Praise of ShadowsNineteen-Eight Records
2013Le Boeuf BrothersRemixedNineteen-Eight Records
2016Le Boeuf Brothers + JACK QuartetimaginistNew Focus Recordings
2019Remy Le BoeufLight as a WordOutside in Music

As Sideman

YearArtistTitleLabel
2016Benji KaplanUai SôIndependent
2016PLNKTNEnjoy the Quiet LifeIndependent
2011Jeff Fairbanks’ Project HansoriMulberry StreetBJU Records
2007Michael Feinburg and The Glass Eye TrioHarajukuIndependent
2006Colin StranahanTransformationCapri Records
2004Pascal Le BoeufMigrationLe Boeuf Brothers Music
2000Leonard BernsteinMass cond. Boris BrottKultur

Filmography