Ras' personal influences are:All The Masters Of This Music!
He has studied with Billy Bang.
He has learned from and played with:William Hooker, Kali Z. Fasteau,Dafna Naphtali,Dom Minasi,Lou Grassi,Jackson Krall,Matana Roberts,Butch Morris,Kyoko Kitamura,Steve Swell,Shayna Dulberger,Matt Lavelle,Marc Edwards,Raphe Malik,Burton Greene,Trudy Silver,Michael Wimberley,Roy Campbell,Daniel Carter,Salim Washington,Joe Rigby,Walden Wimberley,Todd Nicholson,William Parker,Sabir Mateen,Kenny Wollesen,Andrea Wolper,Fay Victor,Barbara Sfraga,Anders Nilsson and other original artists.
Sounds Like
Ras sounds like Ras.
( with an occasional Coltrane/Pharoah spirit calling/take over)
Ras Moshe:
Born on the 22nd of March 1968 in Brooklyn NY. Studied music in school as a
child(elemenatry to high school) and with his father(Ted "Jacob" Burnett II) who plays alto saxophone,flute and bass clarinet.
His grandfather-Ted Burnett I(The last name "Barnett" was used for professional reasons) played tenor sax in the bands of Earl Bostic,Lucky Millender,Jimmy Mundy,Don Redman,Ella Fitzgerald and many others after coming to America from Jamaica. The drummer Shadow Wilson was a close friend.
Later on in life,for a variety of reasons, Ted I began to only play music within the church context.
Ras' other grandparents didn't play music but grew up with many jazz and calypso artists in Harlem.
Ras(Ted III) renamed himself in 1987.
Although trained in earlier forms of "jazz", Ras' preferred mode of improvisation is in the later or "free" developments of the music,without relying on generic terms. He has been writing and reciting poetry since childhood as well.
At the age of 16 he started playing alto in roots reggae bands...in the early 90's he got tired of only playing "jazz" at home and "here and there".....he picked up the tenor and decided to pay homage to Coltrane,Albert Ayler,John Gilmore and his other favorites on a permanent basis. Without copying verbatim (or trying not to!)
He definitely believes in the positive effect the new music will have on social and personal change. The music is a spiritual and social force. It is the opposite of close mindedness...and its certainly connected to things much higher than war. The music is indeed the voice of the people.
He formed The Music Now Unit in 1999 with Jackson Krall,Tor Yochai Snyder,Matt Lavelle,Kyoko Kitamura,Matt Heyner and Todd Nicholson. You can hear different editons/combinations of the band on the "Live Spirits" series on Utech records.
His new band is The Transcendence Unit with Dave Ross,Matt Lavelle, Shayna Dulberger and Rashid Bakr. They just did a new release called "Transcendence" on kmb jazz.
He has some ongoing musical relationships with Kyoko Kitamura and Dafna Naphtali who are in the forefront of electronic/vocal improvisations.
He is the founder and organizer of The Music Now festivals. The festival series is still going strong after 7 years.
He plays Tenor sax,sometimes Alto and the flute.
2007:
Transcendence
KMB Jazz/kmb007
www.kmbrecs.tk
Ion Storm with Marc Edwards Slipstream Time Travel
2006:
Live Sprits3
Live Spirits4
The Spark Trio
www.utechrecords.com
The Vampires Revenge with Dom Minasi
2005:
Live Spirits1
Live Spirits2
www.utechrecords.com
2003:
Into The Openness
MusicNow 1
2002:
Izititiz-With Our With Jazz(limited edition vinyl)
Izititiz-Lucky Bird conduit creations 002
Schematic Jump Arts 004
Handling The Moment -The Matt Lavelle Quartet CIMP records
2001:
The Blue Universe Quartet cosmic mechanic 001
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Hello from Leipzig-germany! Thanks for the add! It was a great pleasure to listen to your music @ Brecht Forum! Thank you so much for the possibility to play there with all that amazing musicians! Wish you always bst inspiration and wonderful gigs ;) Best Regards! mspiano
Dub Proof in Brooklyn this Saturday! HUGE Warehouse party at 3rd n Bergen! Come get yo groove on! By Subway : Take the B, D, M, Q, R, 2, 3, 4, or 5 train into Brooklyn and get off at the Pacific St/Atlantic Ave Station. Walk 1 block up to Dean St and take a right, walk over on Dean to 3rd Ave and take a left then walk 1 block to Bergen Street. Both of these directions will be leading you AWAY from the clock tower with the big red clock face. The warehouse is on the corner and has a loading dock with stairs onto the sidewalk.
Ras Moshe Ensemble featuring Matt Lavelle, David Miller, Tor Yochai Snyder
Ras Moshe has been playing in various groups throughout New York City for almost twenty years, with William Hooker, Sabir Mateen, Steve Swell, Marc Edwards and others. His style has been compared to post-1965 John Coltrane and Frank Wright, among others. Born and raised in New York, and with a family history rich in the jazz tradition, Ras has uniquely positioned himself to bring the lineage of free jazz into the present day.
Thanks a million Ras for joining our ministry of Blues. It's all about peace, love, understanding, and GROOVE! Hope to perform for you sometime. Wishing you the very best in Blues and life! -Big Daddy
hey thanks for adding. i know i only have a few clips from my rehearsal hall on here at the moment but soon enough i will post pieces in their entirety.
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