Charnett Moffett June 10, 1967- April 11, 2022 – Fly free and joyfully forever dear friend.

We are infinitely sad that a beloved pillar of Motema left us for another dimension this week. Charnett Moffett has been with our label since 2008, has released nine beautiful albums with us, and has for twelve years on and off been a musical collaborator of our founder, Jana Herzen, whom he married in 2020. We extend our deepest condolences to Jana and to Charnett’s immediate family: son Charnett Max, daughter Amareia, daughter-in-law Lily, grandchildren Cyrus and Danijela, mother Shirley, sister Charisse, and brothers Cody, Charles Jr., and Mondré. His talent was immense, his spirit larger than life, his joy infectious. We rejoice that his indomitable, vastly creative, high-flying spirit is now flying free in the higher dimensions from which he always drew his musical inspiration.

Thanks to Jeff Tamarkin and JazzTimes for this communication about his life and music read it here.