Dave Matthews Band - #41 Jeff Coffin Sax Solo

06.01.09 at Beacon Theater, NY

[@SurrealSymbiont]

Incredible performance. My good god. That sax. Anybody who cannot appreciate that beauty has not heart it, or played.

[@ArbitraryLifestyle]

I've always said if God ever played an instrument, it was Jeff on saxophone.

[@geneparmesan8108]

In the last 40 years, no one besides U2 has sold more tickets than DMB, and U2 had a 9 year headstart. One of the most under appreciated live bands to ever exist.

[@MrWednesday100]

I love that he has his back turned the whole time, its not about the audience, its about creating awesomeness with Carter. Love it.

[@roshanparikh3376]

Jeff Coffins and Rashawn Ross came to my school today. Holy hell it was AWESOME

[@damianturner7710]

Lucky man you are!

[@Goodban17]

Carter deserves more love for this....ridonkulous

[@squigtonianmayhem4602]

The man gets no love outside the circle, and it's a crime. I would put him up against ANY drummer.

[@iansmith3593]

Such phenomenal musicians. At times DMB is essentially a great jazz band that happens to have an acoustic guitarist who sings.

[@walterweir6788]

Yea, true that !!

[@eli_m6556]

So true lol

[@roadracer4life]

Jeff did LeRoi proud with this solo..

[@baxatakbaxatak2014]

I firmly believe Jeff, Rashawn, and Tim Reynolds helped save this band after LeRoi’s passing. A legendary guitarist and a brilliant horn section!

[@nickolasconnor3661]

i guess Im asking the wrong place but does anyone know of a way to get back into an instagram account..? I somehow lost the account password. I would appreciate any help you can offer me

[@gradygavin9917]

@Nickolas Connor Instablaster :)

[@squigtonianmayhem4602]

Jeff said he never wanted to replace Leroi, just fill in his abscence. They're two different kinda players. Roi was a maestro. Jeff is a badass, rock n roll, blow that shit player. He can play the songs, but, has his own style that allows him to fit nicely.

[@gustafsone]

I saw DMB the summer after Leroi passed away for the first time since around 2003 when I had graduated college (and had previously seen them EVERY summer since around 1997, or so). I had played the saxophone all the way through high school, and Leroi was always a hero of mine since I was a huge fan of DMB and he was amazing. He was always a highlight of their live shows that I went to. Fast forward 6 years later, when I was living in a new big city, and I got tickets to see DMB for the first time in a long time and I was absolutely destroyed by the news of Leroi passing away. I had, fortunately, known about Jeff Coffin at this point since he played with The Flecktones for a while, and I had seen him with them a couple of times (along with another music hero of mine, Victor Wooten). Before the show started, I could obviously see they had a new saxophone player since they were setup on the stage with everything else. I was like "goddamn, who could possibly replace Leroi Moore in this band???" and then when they came out on stage a bit later, I notice Jeff -fucking- Coffin, and before I had time to even process or lose my mind, I just started crying. Not in a "I wonder if the people next to me will notice me tearing up" kind of way, but a "hey man, are you OK, is something wrong" type of way! I lost it! Of ALL of the people DMB could have gone with, they got Jeff Coffin???? Heck, I"m crying all over again just watching this KZbin clip! I'm SO glad that he is a member of DMB now. While absolutely nobody could replace Leroi, there is nobody better that DMB could have gotten to step into his shoes for a couple of hours every night!

[@rickbob5697]

Jeff is not good. There is a level above good and it's called truly insane. Jeff is truly insane.

[@BJones-gs4hn]

That's called obscene

[@7evenblue]

Immortal performance 🔥❤‍🔥🔥

[@dshesser]

It’s crazy how this was 12 years ago now… time flys and I’m glad these guys are here for my time ❤️

[@nottiredofwinning3736]

This solo drives home the point that sometimes less is more. Holding back, THEN letting loose - it goes a loooong way. Teeease the audience.

[@baxatakbaxatak2014]

That’s what I love about LeRoi and Jeff’s differing styles. LeRoi’s brilliant solos were like paintings drawn inside the lines, but completely classic. Jeff is the artist that loves to get messy and draw outside the lines-but the solos are no less phenomenal and ear-bursting.

[@hotice8885]

Solo section starts at 2:01, but Jeff has to play around with random specks of music until 4:01, since the audience took that long to FINALLY stop yelling over him, so he could hear himself think, Lol. Glad he did that; they wpuld have missed some incredible rock and roll saxophone work!

[@giovannispagnolo9670]

sax is still something that not anybody can understand

[@Arminian100]

This is possibly the best jam they've done with #41. I love the way this song has evolved and Jeff adds something so different. I will always miss LeRoi but Jeff just figured something out on this song!

[@drunkasthedevil]

12 years later.. hey, I’m late to your comment hOwEvEr, when they did #41 w Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, where they jam for 45 minutes.. that is definitely comparable. I probably blast that orgasmic rendition once a week. Also, when is Jeff not a bass ass. The answer is never. He is never not a badass. And the absolute nicest, down to earth individual.

[@cate7199]

Jeff is an amazing person

[@michielbeirinckx]

my right ear really enjoyed this!

[@Peacefulmeditationfrequencies]

THE SICKEST VERSION OF THIS SONG EVER!!!!!!! MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY!!!! =)

[@cld0868]

DMB the best band on the world!!

[@theallfather7471]

Holly fkinnn sheett! That was awesome, Jeff played his fking heart out, my gawd.

[@MichaelJohnsenyoutube]

And might I add, if my name was Dave Matthews I'd be so insanely proud at that moment on stage presenting the best music ever created by mankind!

[@rockandrollsax]

Need more sax players like this everywhere to raise the roof!!

[@ramatuzzi]

Most fabulous Jeff's solo on #41 was in 1998 in Centrun Center when he was just a special guest to the band. That's on track 7 disc 2 of Live Trax 1. Jeff rules!

[@doubleapunkupine]

Coffin was the featured artist and gave an hour long clinic at the Purdue Jazz Festival yesterday... some of the sounds he can get out of that saxophone are absolutely insane!

[@squigtonianmayhem4602]

I remember watching when this aired on FuseTV. These good people witnessed magic this night.

[@energizer205]

Perfect example of Music speaking louder than words... AMAZING

[@Gengiskanist]

What a relief for my ears and my soul... Two crazy artists capable of playing with each other with all kinds of nuances. I'm shivering. Thank you for existing, thank you for this performance.

[@KB200887]

@ 6:45 .... Dude's mind just imploded from the pure awesomeness he just heard...mine would have too...I would love to see them in concert.

[@amylaughter325]

We need more sax players like this everywhere to raise some damn roofs for a change!

[@giovannispagnolo9670]

Jeff is a monster...❤

[@rh929292]

maaan. jeff coffin is one with that sax. sick

[@illlogic15]

I actually met Jeff. He came to my school to play with our jazz band.

[@canki09]

this is the 17th time i am listening to this song and i have no intention to stop.

[@SimonBrisbane]

This intro riff is lifted from Sojourn Of Arjuna. Jeff made it fit nicely. One of the best Sax players in history!

[@baxatakbaxatak2014]

I never knew that! I love that he and Rashawn brought these new riffs to songs like 41 and Tripping Billies!

[@Jeves1000]

I took a master class with this amazing legend at a towsend jazz festival, myself being a tenor saxophone player I sat there amazed for about 30 minutes while he just played. For 30 minutes not a word was said but I learned so much, he is truly a saxophone legend that I hope to take a class from again!

[@nicholaswilkinson6126]

Nice! Side note: Is it just the tenor that you play? Or do you play other sax's on top of it like Jeff and LeRoi?

[@ThePrenian]

I feel the solo is so good mainly because of the very clever and funky foreplay of the drummer and Jeff.

[@threethreethree3]

proof that this world is truly a beautiful place.

[@jeffreycohan3986]

I've been to 96 DMB concerts over the years. Jeff (my name also) brings talent is unmatched. It's effortless for him. I always sit and watch...amazed. I've been an alto player for 30 years as well, and I continue to learn from him.

[@PrinsTheDan]

THE PURE AWESOMNESS OF DAVE MATTHEWS BAND!!!!

[@alyssarosehendrix4291]

Im in love with this

[@carlosalvarez-lz6cr]

I m in love of you ...

[@Balnizar]

This kind of things only happen live! That song could go on forever...

[@roberto3752]

Only say... God thanks for these men and this music

[@baxatakbaxatak2014]

Thank God for Jeff. No other sax man could cover for LeRoi.

[@warrenmixon]

This is EQd soooo good,man.

[@stoltzruns]

i'm so sorry i miss your guys this year!!! i was in the hospital and unable to make it to Hershey!!!

[@goldmy]

After this solo the sax smoked a cigarette!

[@giovannispagnolo9670]

You're goddamn right...

[@eduardodealmeidamacedo7549]

jeff coffin + carter beuford = amazing!!!

[@DamageIncBHS]

Who in their right mind could dislike this?

[@ebenclukey7293]

Jeff and I were in high school band together in the woods of Dexter Maine. That area of Maine at that time was a hot bed of young talent. I've been a full time musician since. I can think of several kids from Dexter and surrounding towns who went on to perform on the major stages or teach at Berklee college of music and other schools.

[@junkevin]

this song will never get old

[@wildgrem]

I love how Carter is ALWAYS lovin it, having so much fun.

[@B1gb1g1]

,master piece

[@phranklyn]

THIS! This is what music is all about!

[@peterdalling2707]

This saxophone/drum teamwork is beyond comprehension and it made my sob of happiness. I have never heard anything like this - two instruments completely obey their masters.

[@szephyr]

absolutely beautiful solo. anyone who cant appreciate this isnt a music lover

[@Jfunk94]

i watch this every night before i go to sleep

[@JakeWerkmeister]

Jeff never ceases to amaze me.

[@TheRealTAKO]

They were unique in their own ways. There are some of LeRoi's solos that I listen to over and over again and some of Jeff's that I do the same.

[@damianbiondo812]

I love LeRoi Moore (may he R.I.P), and without diminishing his talent, legacy, or impact on the world--of music or generally--but Jeff Coffin is quite simply amazing. He plays like no one else I've heard. So glad this got uploaded. Cannot wait to see DMB kick off their next tour in two weeks.

[@liamlathan]

did i just witness what i think i just did? greatness

[@HubersonRP]

Pagaria simplesmente o quanto fosse para ouvir estes caras ao vivo. Eles em uma virada de ano aqui heim? Tudo de bom e mais 100%. rsss

[@johnmckenna5404]

Yeah Jeff! sound beautiful as always man!

[@360soar]

I also took a weekend workshop with him in Maryland a few years ago. Simply astounding.

[@baldman00z]

much love Jeff Coffin. feel ya man. love it. lovely get

[@shadowsong1]

just...absolutely....sublime...

[@joep1739]

Cold blooded. 🥶

[@sganet_]

Real music, 292k views, any Kanye West's mv, millions...

[@rossshimer2431]

My favorite part about this that Jeff and crater are having so much fun on stage I love crater response to jeff

[@lokir]

The footage of the audience just bopping away is cool... makes me want to be there.

[@asball10]

Jeff is undoubtedly one of the best, as was Roi. Jeff and Victor Wooten were like the Stefan and Roi i came to love. It makes me sad that the death of my favorite musician brought Stefan and Jeff together, and i initially did not care for Jeff, but what would Roi think of me not appreciating all aspects of his life's music? My love for Roi has helped me to grow a new adoration for Jeff and all the new amazing sounds he brings to DMB... but i cant help miss that ol GrooGrux.

[@Redeemed1985]

i saw Coffin live with the Flecktones, he was playin' two sax's at the same time! my mind actually did implode.

[@Jazzsaxman1]

Jeff Coffin you crazy genius!!!

[@gm71757]

This song has been sweet chicken since '08... This song has been even better in '09... GO JEFF!!!!

[@HedzMusicUniverse]

He is so cool and modest. He came to give my school's jazz band(s) a master class on improvisation. It was just so incredible to see him preform with some of my classmates.

[@baxatakbaxatak2014]

LeRoi and Jeff are like two world-class painters. LeRoi’s paintings were neat, beautiful, in the lines, and classic. Jeff’s are loud, bold, wild, and messy. Yet they are regarded as the best of their generation, and their work hangs in the finest museums.

[@Spurkplug]

Just AWESOME! Who doesn't want to be able to play like him. Btw the drummer is great too.

[@katwillny]

Reshawn kills it in the trumpet.

[@ratiocinativeness]

seriously people, who just would dislike this?

[@banditjr770]

I was at the festival as well! I love his new and unique sound that he has developed over the years! One other thing, the final concert was amazing! I love the Purdue jazz fest because you are able to hear so many types of jazz and influential musicians. For example, the Purdue Band played "Take the A Train," a classic, beautifully like I have never heard it right before Jeff Coffin played something completelely new and contemporary

[@MrMichael1701]

Damn that is on FINE SELMER Tenor! I bet it is at least 25 years old.

[@cadenschmidt2752]

I saw DMB for the first time at summerfest this year. Wow they were incredible! They have such good rhythm and I love it when they jam out! Also listener supported is one of the best albums in my opinion.

[@shelf1122]

OMFG! this makes me sooo happy!!!!!! wowowow!!!!!

[@SimonKapl]

omg, jeff's crazy...I think when I try to play this solo, I would die of a lack of oxygen - incredible!!!

[@chasejones9395]

Me realizing how two different people play the same solo and it sounds so different

[@ansyfrancois]

Just amazing.

[@Lizvolkel]

ca-ra-lhoooooooooooooooooooooooooo! UAUUUU, o cara é... putz... animalllll!!! I love it!!

[@Ezhuks]

@hayslivesinthedesert It, indeed, came from Sojourn of Arjuna. Which originally was written by Victor Wooten for his solo album, by the way :)

[@EthanStutz]

Yes, it is an unlacquered custom Yamaha 82Z Tenor Saxophone. Great sounding, beautiful horn, but very expensive. In the neighborhood of around $4,500.

[@carpet12345z]

thats around the price of my cannonball

[@sartoriusrock]

Paul Slammer You got ripped off my friend. I've never seen a brand new Cannonball tenor go above $3000

[@MrGreenhornetfan]

Paul Slammer What kind of Cannonball do you have?

[@Giorgikandelaki]

Amazing solo, Amazing...

[@dwhjr2008]

jeff isa beast

[@eli_m6556]

Jeff coffin is a fuckin beast

[@giovannispagnolo9670]

a monster....

[@pete7377]

Insane

[@kc5tng]

So few of the crowd fully realized that they were witness to something so very very rare...a marvelously talented group of musicians...the Dave Matthews band backing up this fabulous sax man and once the first part was finished...then the "Magic" happened...very few people have ever witnessed anything this moving...a super talented drummer and a super talented sax player playing off each other...the rest of the players were just supporting the two stars of this performance...WOW~~!!

[@NDMatt317]

He's going nuts...

[@T43B1GD0G]

This is absolutely incredible!!

[@dwhjr2008]

jeff is the best

[@thedanceingbear]

Bout to see these guys tonight!

[@rclark381]

amazing how they threw in that little lick by bella fleck and the flecktones. jeff coffin your so sneaky! haha

[@dial73]

Just perfect!

[@randomazn420]

Omg soo sick

[@gonzarconill]

Sinceramente , me dejo sin palabras. Que grandeza dios!

[@ThePinawela]

absolutely amazing

[@retete13]

Eu simplesmente eu acho o Jeff Coffin o melhor de todos. Sem palavras!