Person · Male
Ras Moshe
saxophonist
- From
- Brooklyn, United States
- Since
- 1968–present
- Releases
- 3
- jazz
About
Theodore Burnett III (born March 22, 1968, Brooklyn, New York), who performs under the name Ras Burnett, is a composer, multi-instrumentalist specializing in saxophone and flute, musicologist and educator.
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Ras comes from a musical family. His paternal grandfather, Theodore Burnett (known professionally as "Ted Barnett”) played tenor and alto saxophone with bands led by Lucky Millinder, Earl Bostic, Don Redman, Louis Armstrong, and others. Ras's father, Theodore Burnett II, also played saxophone.
"The name Ras came when I was around the Rastafarian community and playing in some reggae bands," he said in a 2014 interview. "Moshe is a name given to me when I was a little younger based on a religious conversion in the family."
Member of
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The Red Microphone percussion, flute, tenor saxophone
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William Parker Orchestra soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
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Matt Lavelle’s 12 Houses flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, bell
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Also known as
Theodore Burnett III
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- fc3bad6a-0636-4eb2-ba25-28bb0ec7b939
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.