Mondre Moffett first emerged as a trumpeter/composer for the  “Moffett Family Jazz Band”, performing with his father Charles, who was best known for his work with Ornette Coleman. Mondre’s younger brother noted bassist Charnett Moffett provided the bass work for the family band. The Moffett family, playing both separately and together, have been a vital part of jazz lore for many years. In addition, Mondre has also toured extensively as a trumpeter for the Duke Ellington Orchestra. As a tribute to Fats Navarro in the fall of 2003, Mondre was selected by Jazz Alliance International Educators to perform at New York City’s “ Jazz Standard” as a featured Trumpet All-star alongside music director Jon Faddis, and fellow trumpeters Tom Harrell, Jimmy Owens, Jeremy Pelt, Shawn Jones, Randy Brecker, Cecil Bridgewater, Lew Soloff, Claudio Roditi, Brian Lynch, and Clark Terry.  This trumpet summit concert received rave reviews from the national press.

As a composer of diverse works of art, Moffett has premiered and recorded a Symphony for Orchestra and chorus entitled “The Wishbone Suite”. His Symphony featured French hornist Dale Clevenger of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Mondre Moffett received a Bachelor of Arts degree from New College of California and a Master of Arts degree in performance and composition from New York University, having studied with Frank Foster, Jim McNeely and Marc-Antonio Consoli. Currently, he is a music education Doctorial candidate at Boston University.  Moffett continues to be a regular clinician at summer Music Festivals throughout the United States. From 1998 to 2003 he taught jazz trumpet at the International Fame festival in Lawrenceville New Jersey performing nightly with fellow staff members Delfeayo Marsalis, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Donald Harrison, Mulgrew Miller, Wycliffe Gordon, Steve Torre, Carl Allen, James Williams, and Sir Roland Hanna. Moffett has also served on the faculty at Long Island University in Brooklyn and has worked as a Music Educator for the Department of Education in New York City.  He is currently an Assistant Professor at North Carolina A & T State University in Greensboro North Carolina, teaching courses in composition and arranging, the history of black music in America, the history of jazz, the history of gospel music, and is the Director of the Universities Jazz Orchestra.