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Chris McGregor
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
The pianist Chris McGregor grew up in the Transkei, where his father was a missionary, and studied in Cape Town. In the early 1960s he formed The Blue Notes, a group with Black musicians such as the saxophonist Dudu Pukwana and the drummer Louis Moholo. A mixed band was almost impossible under apartheid. In 1964 the group played at the Antibes festival and stayed in Europe, first in Zurich and then in London. There in 1970 McGregor founded the big band Brotherhood of Breath, which mixed township melodies, kwela and free improvisation. Later he lived in France, where he died in 1990.
Listening
Listening tip. Hear how cheerful township melodies turn into wild collective improvisation.
Mra · Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath, 1970- Night Poem · Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath, 1970
Kudala · The Blue Notes (Dudu Pukwana, Chris McGregor, Johnny Dyani, Louis Moholo), 1977
Discography
Studio albums
- 1979In His Good Time
- 1988Brotherhood of Breath (soundtrack)
- 1988Grandmothers Teaching
- 2008Very Urgent
Other work
- Legacy: Live in South Africa 1964 · The Blue Notes
- 1977Blue Notes in Concert
- 1971Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath
- 1972Brotherhood
In School of Rock
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- Jazz MapNL Map
- After Hours: Session 3NL Reader
Mentioned in other articles
- South African jazz Genre
The Blue Notes of the pianist Chris McGregor played at the Antibes festival in 1964 and stayed in London, where the big band Brotherhood of Breath later arose.