Charles Moore (musician)
Charles Moore (born around 1941 in Alabama ; † May 30, 2014 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American jazz trumpeter who was active in the Detroit music scene .
Life
Moore, who came from the Shoals region in northwest Alabama , co-founded the Detroit Artists' Workshop around 1964 . a. the poets Robin Eichele , George Tysh and John Sinclair also participated. At the end of the decade he belonged to the Contemporary Jazz Quintet (CJQ) of the pianist Kenny Cox , with whom he recorded two albums for the Blue Note Records label in 1968/69 ; with Cox he founded the artist initiative and the label Strata Records of the same name in 1969 . In the 1970s he worked a. a. with Wendell Harrison ( An Evening with the Devil , Tribe ), Norman Connors and with the rock band MC 5 , on whose album High Time (1971) he can be heard under the title "Sister Jane". In the 1980s he was a member of the ethno-jazz formation Eternal Wind (with Adam Rudolph, among others ). In 1995 he played with Yusef Lateef / Adam Rudolph ( The World at Peace, Music for 12 Musicians ). Moore studied ethnomusicology at UCLA, where he earned his PhD, and in his later years taught African American music at UCLA, Wayne State University , Santa Monica College, and the California Institute of the Arts .
He is not to be confused with the trumpeter Charles Victor Moore (1908-1992), who was also active in Detroit.
Web links
- Eugene Chadbourne : Charles Moore at Allmusic (English)
- Charles Moore at Discogs (English)
- Portrait at 180 proof
- Wayne Kramer's obituary in JazzTimes
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary in JazzTimes
- ↑ a b Ben Ratliff : Coltrane: The Story of a Sound , 2008
- ↑ Charles Victor Moore at Allmusic (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Moore, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz trumpeter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alabama |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 30, 2014 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |