Charnett Moffett
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Charnett Moffett was an American jazz bassist and composer known for his virtuosic technique, genre-blending style, and collaborations with leading contemporary jazz artists.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charnett Moffett canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11116212 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charnett Moffett Context triple: [Black Codes (From the Underground), hasPerformer, Charnett Moffett]
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A.
Jason Moran
Jason Moran is an acclaimed American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader known for his innovative approach to contemporary jazz and frequent collaborations across music and film.
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B.
Greg Osby
Greg Osby is an American alto saxophonist, composer, and bandleader known for his innovative contributions to contemporary jazz and his influential work on the Blue Note label.
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C.
Dave Douglas
Dave Douglas is an American drummer best known for his work with the Christian rock band Relient K.
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D.
Joshua Redman
Joshua Redman is an acclaimed American jazz saxophonist and composer known for his virtuosic playing and innovative contributions to contemporary jazz.
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E.
Steve Turre
Steve Turre is an American jazz trombonist and pioneering seashell player known for his work as a bandleader, sideman, and longtime television band musician.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charnett Moffett Target entity description: Charnett Moffett was an American jazz bassist and composer known for his virtuosic technique, genre-blending style, and collaborations with leading contemporary jazz artists.
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A.
Jason Moran
Jason Moran is an acclaimed American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader known for his innovative approach to contemporary jazz and frequent collaborations across music and film.
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B.
Greg Osby
Greg Osby is an American alto saxophonist, composer, and bandleader known for his innovative contributions to contemporary jazz and his influential work on the Blue Note label.
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C.
Dave Douglas
Dave Douglas is an American drummer best known for his work with the Christian rock band Relient K.
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D.
Joshua Redman
Joshua Redman is an acclaimed American jazz saxophonist and composer known for his virtuosic playing and innovative contributions to contemporary jazz.
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E.
Steve Turre
Steve Turre is an American jazz trombonist and pioneering seashell player known for his work as a bandleader, sideman, and longtime television band musician.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bassist
ⓘ
composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Art Blakey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Branford Marsalis NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Moye NERFINISHED ⓘ Geri Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Connick Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbie Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenny Garrett NERFINISHED ⓘ McCoy Tyner NERFINISHED ⓘ Ornette Coleman NERFINISHED ⓘ Pharoah Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Wynton Marsalis NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoko Kanno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfBirth | 1967-06-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2022-04-11 ⓘ |
| education | Juilliard School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Moffett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Charles Moffett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Charnett Moffett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde jazz
ⓘ
fusion ⓘ jazz ⓘ post-bop ⓘ |
| givenName | Charnett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
double bass ⓘ fretless bass ⓘ |
| memberOf | Moffett Family Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary jazz ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
use of arco and pizzicato in rapid alternation
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use of effects and amplification on acoustic bass ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with leading contemporary jazz artists
ⓘ
genre-blending style ⓘ virtuosic bass technique ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Art of Improvisation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beauty Within NERFINISHED ⓘ Bright New Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Netman NERFINISHED ⓘ Spirit of Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ The Story NERFINISHED ⓘ Treasure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
ⓘ
bassist ⓘ composer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Stanford NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| recordLabel |
Blue Note Records
ⓘ
Evidence Music NERFINISHED ⓘ JMT Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Manhattan Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Motéma Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
Charisse Moffett
NERFINISHED
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Charles Moffett Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Codaryl Moffett NERFINISHED ⓘ Mondre Moffett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Charnett Moffett Description of subject: Charnett Moffett was an American jazz bassist and composer known for his virtuosic technique, genre-blending style, and collaborations with leading contemporary jazz artists.
Referenced by (2)
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