Remy Le Boeuf (born August 3, 1986) is a

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, composer and multi-instrumentalist born in

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. He co-leads the jazz group Le Boeuf Brothers, and has a successful solo career as a composer and sideman integrating jazz, classical, and

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genres. The ''New York Times'' describes his music as “evocative”.

Biography

Born and raised in Santa Cruz, California, Le Boeuf started playing

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at age 10 and picked up the saxophone a year later. In high school, he began performing regularly with his twin brother,

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, 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,

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, Dayna Stephens, Alan Ferber, Dave Leibman, Linda Oh, indie-pop band Wildcat! Wildcat! and

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. 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. Additional awards include the 2015 Commission Award from SFJAZZ and the 2016 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award. As of 2022, Le Boeuf is Director of Jazz and Commercial Music Studies at the

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’s Lamont School of Music.

Awards

Remy Le Boeuf was nominated in 2021 for a

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and a

Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement (and its subsequent name changes) has been awarded since 1963. The award is presented to the arranger(s) of the music. Only songs or tracks are eligible, no longer works (e.g. albums). The perfor ...

for composing and arranging work on his album ''Assembly of Shadows.''

Discography

As Leader

As Sideman

Composer/Arranger

Filmography

References

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