Chris McGregor

Artist 1936–1990 Cape Town connection

Pianist born in Somerset West in 1936, who studied at the University of Cape Town and built the Blue Notes out of the city's mixed jazz scene. Playing across the colour line was illegal, so in 1964 the band left for the Antibes festival and stayed away. In London he built the big band Brotherhood of Breath. He died in France in 1990.

Connections

was born in

Somerset West (1936)

worked with

Dudu Pukwana in both bands, for more than twenty years
Winston Mankunku Ngozi before McGregor left the country

lived in

London (1965) after Antibes and Zurich

was a member of

Brotherhood of Breath he founded and led it in London
The Blue Notes he founded and led it

studied at

UCT South African College of Music

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