Robert Laurence Moses (born January 28, 1948) is an American jazz drummer.
He was born in New York City. Moses played with Roland Kirk in 1964–65 while he was still a teenager. In 1966, he and Larry Coryell formed The Free Spirits, a jazz fusion ensemble, and from 1967 to 1969 he played in Gary Burton's quartet, including drumming for the Grammy-nominated album Gary Burton Quartet in Concert. He played on the landmark 1967 Burton album A Genuine Tong Funeral, but due to creative disputes with the album's composer Carla Bley, he was credited as "Lonesome Dragon". Moses and Bley would later reconcile and he became a vocal booster for her music.
Moses recorded with Burton in the 1970s, in addition to work with Dave Liebman/Open Sky, Pat Metheny, Mike Gibbs, Hal Galper, Gil Goldstein, Steve Swallow, Steve Kuhn/Sheila Jordan (from 1979 to 1982), George Gruntz, and Emily Remler (from 1983 to 1984). In the early 1970s he was a member of Compost with Harold Vick, Jumma Santos, Jack Gregg and Jack DeJohnette.
His first release as a leader was 1968's Love Animal. His second release was 1973's Bittersuite in the Ozone. His records for Gramavision in the 1980s were critically acclaimed.
He is the author of the drum method book Drum Wisdom, published in 1984.
Moses performs alongside John Lockwood, Damon Smith, Jaap Blonk, Don Pate, and John Medeski with guitarist Tisziji Muñoz and teaches at New England Conservatory.
In 2022, he recorded a trio album with the Norwegian bassist Arild Andersen and Slovenian guitarist Samo Šalamon entitled Pure and Simple, after Šalamon had an extensive interview with him.
Bittersuite in the Ozone (Mozown, 1975)
Tributaries with Richard Sussman, Andy LaVerne (Inner City, 1979)
When Elephants Dream of Music (Gramavision, 1983)
Visit with the Great Spirit (Gramavision, 1984)
The Story of Moses (Gramavision, 1987)
Drumming Birds with Billy Martin (ITM, 1987)
Wheels of Colored Light (Open Minds, 1992)
Time Stood Still (Gramavision, 1994)
Love Everlasting with Tisziji Muñoz (Amulet, 1999)
Meditation on Grace with Michel Lambert (FMR, 2008)
Father's Day B'hash (Sunnyside, 2009)