Charles Moffett

1929–1997 (age 68)

jazz drummer

Biography

Charles Moffett (1929-1997) kept the beat for some of the boldest voices in jazz, lending his drums to adventurous ensembles and guiding younger musicians through the restless energy of the genre.

He is remembered at Glendale Cemetery as a sensitive accompanist and a thoughtful educator whose rhythms shaped new directions in American music.

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