By George Cole, Jazz Views Most eight-year old boys are busy playing with their friends, but when Charnett Moffett was that age, he was playing bass, and touring and recording with his father, the free jazz drummer Charles Moffett. Moffett senior played drums with Ornette Coleman, and the name Charnett is a portmanteau of Charles … Read More
By George Cole, Jazz Views Sometimes, it’s good to go back to basics. In these days of limitless multi-track recording, endless Pro-Tools tweaking and relentless overdubbing, it’s easy for the music to become secondary to the technology. So hats off to Alex Wintz for going into the studio with a stripped-down band and recording the … Read More
By George Cole, Jazz Views Even before the Covid-19 crisis, being a professional jazz musician was a precarious occupation. That is why many jazz artists (including those considered top-flight) are forced to supplement their income through clinics, jingles sessions, private tutoring, postings at academic institutions or occasionally supporting a pop artist on tour, a much … Read More
