JC Moses
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.
Lexigraphic entries
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ At the performance of his nonet in the New York Philharmonic Hall , February 19, 1966
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Moses, JC |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Moses, John Curtis (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburgh |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1977 |
| Place of death | Pittsburgh |