RA KALAM BOB MOSES
Genres: Avant-Garde Jazz, World Fusion, Progressive Big Band, Post Bop, Classic Fusion • United States

For Alma Tree (Ra Kalam Bob Moses / Vasco Trilla / Pedro Melo Alves) search under Alma Tree. Drummer, Composer, artist, poet, visionary, nature mystic, Moses' life has been a continuous quest for vision, spirit, compassion, growth and mastery in a multiplicity of art forms. Born in New York City in 1948, he grew up in an atmosphere of musical and artistic ferment, living and dreaming in the same building as Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln, Elvin Jones, Art Blakey and Rahsaan Kirk. Moses was exposed to this through his ultra hip parents, Richard and Greta (who gave shelter and support to many great musicians). Other close friends included pianist Elmo Hope, Eric Dolphy, legendary drummer Edgar Bateman, and Charles Mingus (who was a frequent visitor to the Moses household and would play piano and drum duets with the precocious thirteen-year-old). Moses, would later play with Roland Kirk's band and contribute a few read more...