Monday, Sept. 13
Bassist Charnett Moffett joined Wynton Marsalis’ first band when he was 19, went on to work with Ornette Coleman (as had Charles, his drummer father), and has since played every style within and without that spectrum. ” I’ve always had an open mind,” Moffett told City Paper last year, “and I’ve tried to incorporate many different styles into the expression of a creative idea in the moment.” But he does it on his own terms, impossible to predict save for bass solos that are intricate and original beyond imagination. Moffett is among the most diverse and idiosyncratic musicians in the world these days, one who sees it as his purpose to use expanding technology to capture the expanding possibilities of humanity and creativity. That will make for an extraordinary performance when he performs at 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. at Blues Alley, 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. $25.