Charles Moffett has been played on NTS shows including Carolina Soul, with Avant Garde Got Soul Too first played on 18 November 2022.

Charles Moffett (September 6, 1929 – February 14, 1997) was an American free jazz drummer.

Moffett was born in Fort Worth, Texas, where he attended I.M. Terrell High School with Ornette Coleman. Before switching to drums, Moffett began his musical career as a trumpeter. At age 13, he played trumpet with Jimmy Witherspoon, and later formed a band, the Jam Jivers, with fellow students Coleman and Prince Lasha. After switching to drums, Moffett briefly performed with Little Richard.

Moffett served in the United States…