JC Moses

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John Curtis "JC" Moses (* 18th October 1936 in Pittsburgh , † 1977 ) was an American drummer of modern jazz .

life and career

Moses first played congas and bongos with Paula Roberts and worked with Walt Harper from 1958 to 1960 before moving to New York City . There he played from 1962 with Clifford Jordan , Herbie Hancock , Kenny Dorham and Eric Dolphy ( Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions ). In 1963 he became a member of the New York Contemporary Five alongside Archie Shepp , John Tchicai , Don Cherry and Don Moye and was involved in their free jazz albums Consequences and Rufus ; With this band he also played in Scandinavia (live recordings on Sonet ), where he also performed with Rahsaan Roland Kirk in 1963 ( Kirk in Copenhagen ). In 1964 he was part of the New York Art Quartet with Tchicai and Roswell Rudd , and then performed with Bud Powell (1964), John Coltrane (1966), Sonny Stitt , Andrew Hill , Hal Singer , Mongo Santamaría and Sam Rivers . In 1969 he moved to Copenhagen to find a job as a drummer at Jazzhus Montmartre ; there he played with guest musicians such as Ben Webster , Coleman Hawkins , Ted Curson and Dexter Gordon . For health reasons, he returned to his hometown in the early 1970s, where he still played with Nathan Davis and Eric Kloss . As a sideman , he has recorded with Eric Dolphy, Archie Shepp, Roland Kirk, Bud Powell, Gary Bartz , Charles Lloyd , Marzette Watts and Kenny Dorham.

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  1. ^ At the performance of his nonet in the New York Philharmonic Hall , February 19, 1966