Le Boeuf Brothers
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- Le Boeuf Brothers Music
- Nineteen-Eight Records
- New Focus Recordings
- Panoramic Recordings
Pascal Le Boeuf
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| Genres | jazz |
| Years active | 2000-present |
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| Members | Remy Le Boeuf Pascal Le Boeuf |
| Website | www |
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 five albums:[2] their first in 2009 and latest in 2023.
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]
At the age of 12, Remy and Pascal began performing at local farmer's markets and on the main strip in downtown Santa Cruz. During their high school years, they performed with the SFJAZZ High School All-Star Ensemble as well as several national all-star ensembles including the Gibson-Baldwin Grammy High School Band, youngARTS, Next Generation Jazz Orchestra.[12] When they turned 18 in 2004, they moved to New York to attend the Manhattan School of Music where they both received bachelor's and master's degrees in Jazz Performance.[11] Throughout their high school and college years the brothers combined for 17 ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award and countless Downbeat Student Music Awards.[13]
Before they even turned 18, the Le Boeuf Brothers were already appearing on bills with well-known jazz performers like Chick Corea and Chris Potter, John Benitez, The Heath Bros, Clark Terry, Gary Burton, The Clayton Bros, Jeff Hamilton, Ann Hampton Calloway, Phil Woods, Jon Faddis, Regina Carter, Kurt Elling, David "Fat Head" Newman, and Jay McShann.[14] At the IAJE (International Association of Jazz Educators) performance in 2004 Le Boeuf Brothers performed live with Chris Potter.[11]
