By Ed Enright | Published May 2026
Remy and Pascal Le Boeuf, twin brothers from Santa Cruz who have teamed up to release six albums that embrace their jazz upbringing and venture bravely into contemporary classical and indie-rock realms, are currently at the top of their game as composers, having recently won individual Grammy Awards for Best Instrumental Composition. The upcoming Le Boeuf Brothers album Off Center, a follow-up to their whisper-quiet 2023 recording HUSH, jacks up the excitement factor with a program of all-original material that goes even further in engaging the simpatico members of their quintet, which includes alto saxophonist Remy and pianist Pascal joined by longtime co-conspirators Dayna Stephens (tenor saxophone), Linda May Han Oh (bass) and Christian Euman (drums). It’s an all-acoustic affair that finds the group leaning into spontaneity and elasticity in search of the unconventional, stretching the compositions (six by Pascal, five by Remy) far beyond what’s written on the page in a delightful adventure of shared risk and mutual trust. The Le Boeufs — who became involved with high-profile West Coast educational jazz programs at a young age, attended Manhattan School of Music and went on to get advanced degrees — have carved out neat career paths of their own. They have each produced significant bodies of work, releasing their own recordings as bandleaders, attaining high-level job roles in prominent educational institutions, garnering awards galore and delivering masterful compositions in connection with commissions and grants. And let’s not forget their well-honed chops, in-the-moment instincts and their seemingly second-nature ability to navigate and manipulate chord changes while improvising — qualities that come to prominence in this quintet environment and set in motion the more exciting and engaging aspects of Off Center. Since even before the 2009 release of their debut recording, House Without A Door, Remy and Pascale Le Boeuf have constituted one of the most compelling creative partnerships in jazz and contemporary music. They have developed into essential contributors to the modern jazz canon, and are well worth checking out on record and in live performance. Upcoming tour dates for Le Boeuf Brothers include shows on June 5 at Sam First in Los Angeles, June 6 at Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, California, and June 7 at the Palo Alto Art Center Auditorium in Palo Alto, California. To listen to the single “In Captivity” from Off Center, CLICK HERE.
