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Charnett Moffett (June 10, 1967 – April 11, 2022) was an American jazz bassist. A consummate and versatile bassist, and composer, he was an apparent child prodigy. Moffett began playing bass in the family band, touring the Far East in 1975 at the age of eight.
Apr 15, 2022 · Bassist Charnett Moffett, a stylistically agnostic staple of the jazz scene since the '80s, died last week on April 12 at Stanford University Hospital following a heart attack. He was 54.
Apr 14, 2022 · Charnett Moffett, a renowned bassist who performed with a host jazz stalwarts and carved out a successful solo career, suddenly passed away on April 11 due to a heart attack. He was 54.
Apr 13, 2022 · Charnett Moffett, the Bay Area jazz star who worked with Art Blakey, Ornette Coleman, Pharoah Sanders, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock and many other legendary artists during his nearly...
Apr 14, 2022 · Jazz bass guitar legend Charnett Moffett has died, aged 54. He suffered a heart attack, and was pronounced dead at Stanford University Hospital on April 11.
Apr 18, 2022 · Charnett died on April 11 of a heart attack, which his wife, the singer-guitarist-composer, frequent collaborator as well as founder and president of Motéma Records, Jana Herzen, suspected was due to complications from the painful Trigeminal Neuralgia condition he had been struggling with for the past few years.
Apr 15, 2022 · Bassist Charnett Moffett, a stylistically agnostic staple of the jazz scene since the '80s, died last week on April 12 at Stanford University Hospital following a heart attack. He was 54. The news was confirmed by his publicist, Lydia Liebman; Moffett was with his wife and musical collaborator Jana Herzen at the time.
Apr 15, 2022 · During the '80s and '90s, it seemed as if Moffett was everywhere in the jazz scene, recording with then-up-and-comers and luminaries alike — all at the beginning of a long career.
An artist with an unusual abundance of spirit, chops, and charisma, Charnett Moffett has released sixteen acclaimed albums and has toured the world as one of the most innovative and versatile acoustic and electric bassists in jazz.
Dec 28, 2022 · Charnett Moffett was a renowned bassist who came from a musical family, and carved out a successful solo career at a young age. Carol Handley recalls this extraordinary talent.
