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.
"[3] After high school graduation, Burnett performed with African drummers and a Rastafarian band called the Drums of Freedom Troupe.
[4] Moshe has recorded and performed with William Hooker, Karl Berger, Stefan Christoff, Blaise Siwula, William Parker, Bill Cole's Un-tempered Ensemble, Marc Edwards, Rashid Bakr, Lisette Santiago, and other contemporary jazz artists.
Ras Burnett-JD Parran-James Ilgenfritz-Nava Dunkelman-Payton MacDonald "Museum of Invisible Things" (Infrequent Seams 2023) With William Hooker "Flesh and Blood" (Org Music 2023) Ras Moshe Burnett Ensemble "50 Shades of May" (Tube Room Records 2021) With Dafna Naphtali Matt Lavelle-Ras Moshe-Tom Cabrera "Invocation" (Unseen Rain 2021) With The Red Microphone And I Became of the Dark (ESP Records 2021), A Bleeding In Black Leather (ESP Records 2022), The Red Microphone Speaks (Dissident Arts 2012) Ras Moshe Burnett and Music Now!
Studio" (Nendo Dango records 2020) Circle 4-Ras Moshe-Rocco John Iacovone-Tom Cabrera-Philip Sirois "Rhombus" (Unseen Rain/Woodshedd Records 2019) "Instinct" (Unseen Rain/Woodshedd Records 2019) Ras Moshe-Rocco John Iacovone-Philip Sirois-Tom Cabrera "Connoisseurs of Chaos V" (Unseen Rain 2019) Nora McCarthy-Dom Minasi-Ras Moshe "Manna For Thought" (CDM Records 2017) with Michael Moss' Accidental Orchestra "Helix" (Fourth Stream Records 2017) With Amina Baraka and The Red Microphone "Amina Baraka and The Red Microphone" (ESP Records 2017) With Jesse Dulman Quartet "Live at Downtown Music Gallery" (RR GEMS-03 2017) Ras Moshe Burnett-Paula Shocron-Pablo Diaz-Matt Lavelle-Daniel Carter-Hill Greene "Cooperative Sound #3" (Nendo Dango Records 2016) With Rocco John Iacovone's Improvisational Composers Ensemble "Peace and Love:A Tribute To Will Connell" (Unseen Rain 2016) With Stefan Christoff With Matt Lavelle's 12 Houses Orchestra "Solidarity(2016), "End Times(2017) With Bill Cole's Untempered Ensemble "Untempered Ensemble"(2011), "Politics-For Jayne Cortez"(2013), "SunSum"(2014) "Margaret and Katie"(2022) as Ras Moshe Burnett With Erika Dagnino Quartet "Signs" (SLAM Records 2013) with Dom Minasi Septet The Bird, The Girl and The Donkey (Unseen Rain 2012) With William Parker's Essence of Ellington Big Band' "Essence of Ellington-Live In Milano" (Aum Fidelity 2012) With John Sinclair and Hollow Bones Honoring The Local Gods (Straw2Gold Records 2011) With Marc Edwards/Weasel Walter Group "Mysteries Beneath The Planet" (ugEXPLODE-ug33 2009) With Dave Ross, Federico Ughi Ras Moshe Quartet "Transcendence" (KMB Jazz 2007) With Steve Swell's Nation Of We "This Business Of Here-Live at Roulette" (Cadence Jazz Records 2008) Ras Moshe-Matt Lavelle-Todd Capp "Spark Trio!