Charnett Moffett

Moffett (right) with Ravi Coltrane and Terell Stafford

Charnett Moffett (* 10. June 1967 in New York City ) is an American jazz - bassist .

Moffett is the son of Charles Moffett , who became known as a member of the Ornette Coleman Trio and leader of the Moffett Family Band . In 1974 he took part in a recording of the Moffett Family Band for the first time and took part in a tour of Japan the following year. He attended the Fiorello H. La Guardia High School for the Music and Arts in New York City, the Mannes College of Music, and finally the Juilliard School of Music . In 1983 he became a member of the Wynton Marsalis Quintet and later the group Black Codes (From the Underground) . During that time he also worked with Stanley Jordan , the Manhattan Jazz Quintet and Tony Williams .

At Blue Note Records in 1987 appeared Beauty Within with his father Charles Moffett and his brother Codaryl Moffett on drums, Mondre Moffett on trumpet, Kenny Garrett as alto saxophonist and Stanley Jordan as a guitarist, 1988 Net One with Michael Brecker , Al Foster , Kenny Drew Jr. and Stanley Jordan and 1989 Nettwork .

He performed at the Moers Festival in 1991 with Keshavan Maslak's Loved by Millions . In 1993 he played Rhythm & Blood , a mixture of jazz and pop , with which he had great success in Japan. Planet Home appeared in 1994 and Still Life with Rachel Z and Cindy Blackman in 1997 . In the 1997 Acoustic Trio recording , Moffett presented himself as an innovative player on the acoustic bass.

In addition, in the 1990s Moffett & Sons with his father Charles and with the participation of the pianist James Williams , the saxophonists David Sánchez , Joshua Redman and Bill Pierce and the trumpeters Wallace Roney and Philip Harper , as well as three albums with the collective name General Music Project, were released Miles Davis , alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett , pianists Geri Allen and Cyrus Chestnut, and his father Charles.

In 2001 Mr. JP appeared - in memory of Jaco Pastorius - with Kenny Garrett , the pianist Carlos McKinney and the drummer Louis Hayes , in 2004 For the Love of Peace with his brothers Codaryl "Cody" and Mondre and the pianist Scott Brown .

Moffett is also a member of McCoy Tyners Band, on whose album Land of the Giants (2003) he participated. Over the years he has worked with numerous well-known artists such as Art Blakey , David Benoit , Anita Baker , Harry Connick Jr. , Ornette Coleman, Kevin Eubanks , Dizzy Gillespie , Herbie Hancock , Joe Henderson , Stanley Jordan, Kenny Kirkland , Joachim Kühn , Frank Lowe , Branford Marsalis , Wynton Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis , Bette Midler , Mulgrew Miller , Courtney Pine , Dianne Reeves , Wallace Roney, Pharoah Sanders , Arturo Sandoval , Sonny Sharrock , David Sanborn , McCoy Tyner, Sadao Watanabe and Tony Williams and acted on several Film scores with.

In 2013 Moffett made his debut with his solo album The Bridge - Solo Bass Works . Moffett shows off his brilliant technique on the tracks from the gospel classic "Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho" to Adele's hit "Rolling in the Deep".