Charles Gatt was a Maltese guitarist and jazz pioneer. He was known as Malta’s Father of Jazz.
Gatt was born in Zebbieg in August 1944 and later trained to become a teacher and taught art at St Michael’s College between 1968 and 1975.
He was the driving force behind the establishment of the Malta Jazz Festival, acting as its musical director for over 15 years. He also oversaw Malta’s music school for a decade.
He has died at the age of 77.
Charles ‘City’ Gatt cause of death
Charles Gatt died of natural causes per multiple news outlets.
In appreciation of his contribution to local music, he earned a lifetime achievement award from the Arts Council Malta in 2020 and a gold medal from the Malta Society of the Arts in 2018.
Was Charles ‘City’ Gatt married? Did he have children?
Gatt was married and blessed with 2 children.
He was a loving dad, and role model who choose his family of himself.
Lots of his students heaped praises on him on social media describing his warm teachings.
Charles ‘City’ Gatt net worth
Charles Gatt has a net worth of 1 million as of 2022. His music career made him lots of money in the 1990’s.
When is Charles ‘City’ Gatt funeral? Date, time, venue, burial service, obituary poster
The funeral of the legendary Charles Gatt is yet to be announced by the devasted family.
The Valletta Film Festival posted a tribute calling him a champion of the arts who persisted against all odds to ensure Malta organized high-profile, internationally recognized cultural events like the Malta Jazz Festival.
