"Dudu's Ghost" and the Dedication Orchestra at the 100 Club
- Authors: Alfred, Luke
- Date: 2012 , 1993
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Pukwana, Dudu , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feza, Mongezi , Miller, Harry , Dedication Orchestra , 100 Club
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13472 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001394 , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Pukwana, Dudu , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feza, Mongezi , Miller, Harry
- Description: The Dedication Orchestra is a group of contemporary English and South African musicians formed in honour of the memory of the Blue Notes, the seminal South African jazz band who found a home from home in London during the early 60s. , Photocopied article from the newspaper SA Times about a concert by the Dedication Orchestra at the 100 Club, London, in honour of the memory of the Blue Notes. There are 5 pictures with the article. The left picture shows Dudu Pukwana playing soprano saxophone, the top middle photo shows Johnny Dyani playing double bass, Mongezi Feza is on the below photo, Chris McGregor is on the top right picture and on the below right photo there is Harry Miller.
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- Date Issued: 1993
Blue Notes for Mongezi
- Authors: Miller, Hazel , Beal, Keith
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Feza, Mongezi , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13561 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006445 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Feza, Mongezi , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied album cover and booklet of the recording "Blue Notes for Mongezi". "This music was recorded in London. It is the spontaneous tribute of four musicians who had assembled for the Memorial Service for their friend". There is a picture of a black child on the front cover. A picture of Mongezi Feza holding his trumpet is on the second page and a picture of the early Blue Notes is on the third page. A portrait of the 4 musicians who recorded this LP are on the back cover. From left to right and top to bottom, we can see, Dudu Pukwana playing saxophone, Chris McGregor, Louis Moholo and Johnny Dyani.
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Blue Notes in Johannesburg in 1963
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feza, Mongezi , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Moyake, Nikele , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Type: Image
- Identifier: vital:13822 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001501 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feza, Mongezi , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Moyake, Nikele , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Black and white photo of the jazz band Blue Notes in Johannesburg in 1963. From left to right: Dudu Pukwana (alto sax), Mongezi Feza (trumpet), Nikele Moyake (tenor sax), Chris McGregor (piano), Johnny Dyani (double bass) and Louis Moholo (drums).
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Blue Notes playing in London (ICA) in 1964
- Authors: Wilmer, Val
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feza, Mongezi , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13935 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006455 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feza, Mongezi , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz musicians
- Description: Black and white photo of the group Blue Notes in London (ICA) in 1964 (front and reverse). At the back, from left to right: Louis Moholo is playing the drums, Johnny Dyani playing double bass, Chris McGregor playing piano. At the front, from left to right: Dudu Pukwana is playing alto saxophone and Mongezi Feza is holding a trumpet.
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Chris McGregor with Dudu Pukwana, Mongezi Feza and Johnny Dyani
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Feza, Mongezi , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Type: Image
- Identifier: vital:13843 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001666 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Feza, Mongezi , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Black and white photo. From left to right: Dudu Pukwana (saxophone), Mongezi Feza (trumpet), Johnny Dyani (double bass) and Chris McGregor (piano).
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Chris McGregor with four other musicians
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feza, Mongezi , Moholo, Louis T. -- 1940- , Pukwana, Dudu , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Type: Image
- Identifier: vital:13845 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001675 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feza, Mongezi , Moholo, Louis T. -- 1940- , Pukwana, Dudu , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Black and white photo. In the back row, from left to right: Louis Moholo (drums), Johnny Dyani (double bass) and Chris McGregor (piano). In the front row, from left to right: Dudu Pukwana (alto saxophone) and Mongezi Feza (trumpet).
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Chris McGregor's Blue Notes London debut in April 1965
- Authors: Wilmer, Val
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Feza, Mongezi , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , International Communication Association (ICA) , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13939 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006462 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Feza, Mongezi , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , International Communication Association (ICA) , Jazz musicians
- Description: Black and white photo (front and back) of Chris McGregor's Blue Notes London debut at ICA in Dover Street, the 26th of April 1965. From left to right: Dudu Pukwana (alto sax), Mongezi Feza (trumpet), Johnny Dyani (double bass) and Chris McGregor (piano).
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Homage to Brother Chris
- Authors: Frech, Ida , Armand, Inessa
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Moyake, Nikele , Feza, Mongezi , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13530 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006108 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Moyake, Nikele , Feza, Mongezi , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied homage from the magazine Africa Sports and Lifestyle about Chris McGregor. There are 4 pictures with this article. On the first page a picture of Chris McGregor playing the piano, on the third page, the top picture shows Chris McGregor and the below picture shows 3 members of the Blue Notes (from left to right) Dudu Pukwana, Nikele Mayoke and Louis Moholo and on the fourth page there is a picture of the Blue Notes in 1964.
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Marabi in exile: From Transkei to London
- Authors: Koch, Eddie , Weinberg, Paul
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Marabi, Mabaqanga , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Moyake, Nikele , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feza, Mongezi , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13551 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006434 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Marabi, Mabaqanga , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Moyake, Nikele , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feza, Mongezi , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article from Weekly Mail (February 20-26, 1987) with 2 pictures of Chris McGregor. The picture on the left represents Chris McGregor at the beginning of Blue Notes and the right picture shows him more than 20 years later. " Described as the only white jazz performer to become truly South Africanised, Chris McGregor has lived as exile for more than 20 years."
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McGregor was more than just an exiled muso
- Authors: Gordon, Steve
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Feza, Mongezi , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13536 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006329 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Feza, Mongezi , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article form the newspaper Sowetan about Chris McGregor's death. There is a picture of Chris McGregor with this article.
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SA Jazz great for Cape Festival
- Authors: Albert, Don
- Subjects: Jazz , Jazz musicians , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feza, Mongezi , Moholo, Louis T. -- 1940- , Pukwana, Dudu , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Miller, Harry , Mothle, Ernest , Carling Circle , Jazz Legends Awards , Carling Jazz Festival
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13469 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001389 , Jazz , Jazz musicians , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feza, Mongezi , Moholo, Louis T. -- 1940- , Pukwana, Dudu , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Miller, Harry , Mothle, Ernest
- Description: Article from the newspaper The Star announcing a concert by Chris McGregor with the band Brotherhood of Breath at the Carling Jazz Festival, held in Greenmarket Square in Cape Town, after winning an award at the Jazz Legends Awards. There is also a picture of Chris McGregor with the article.
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Spirits - Rejoice
- Authors: Moholo, Louis , Williams, Richard
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Moyake, Nikele , Feza, Mongezi , Miller, Harry , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feni, Dumile , Patience, Princess , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13562 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006446 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Moyake, Nikele , Feza, Mongezi , Miller, Harry , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Feni, Dumile , Patience, Princess , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied album cover of Spirits/Rejoice. On the first page Louis Moholo is dedicating the "music to the memory of [his] brothers and sister". On the second page, from left to right, a photo of Dudu Pukwana, Mongezi Feza and Harry Miller and on the third page, from left to right Johnny Dyani and Chris McGregor. On the fourth page there is a picture of Louis Moholo and on the last page a photo of the Blue Notes in 1964.
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The Legacy - Chris McGregor: An African way of swing
- Authors: Anderson, Muff , Lock, Graham , Wilmer, Val , Kilby, Jak
- Subjects: Jazz , Jazz musicians , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Moholo, Louis T. -- 1940- , Beer, Ronnie , Miller, Harry , Pukwana, Dudu , Bahula, julian , Feza, Mongezi , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13473 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001395 , Jazz , Jazz musicians , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Moholo, Louis T. -- 1940- , Beer, Ronnie , Miller, Harry , Pukwana, Dudu , Bahula, julian , Feza, Mongezi , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo
- Description: The legacy: An African way of swing. South African pianist and band-leader Chris McGregor drops out of the sky to tell Graham Lock about his roots in African village music and outline his plans for his legendary bunch of huffers and puffers, Brotherhood of Breath. , Photocopied articles from the magazine The Wire about each of the main members of Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath. The magazine details the life of CHris McGregor amongst Dudu Pukwana, Johnny Dyani, Harry Miller, Mongezi Feza, Louis Moholo, Ronnie Beer and Julian Bahula. There is a picture of the first performance at ICA, London, by the Blue Notes (from left to right: Dudu Pukwana playing saxophone, Mongezi Feza playing trumpet, Johnny Dyani playing double bass and Chris McGregor playing piano). A photo of Mongezi Feza playing trumpet is on the second page. The third page is about Harry Miller and there is a picture of a band playing on stage featuring, from left to right, Nick Evans playing trombone, Mike Osborne, Mongezi Feza holding his trumpet, Harry Miller playing double bass and Louis Moholo playing drums. The fourth and the fifth page are about Dudu Pukwana's life and there are 2 pictures with this article. The top picture shows, from left to right, Hugh Masekela playing trumpet and Dudu Pukwana playing saxophone. The second picture represents Dudu Pukwana holding his saxophone and singing along with Pinise Saul. The next page is about Mongezi Feza and there is a picture where we can see him playing trumpet next to Dudu Pukwana playing the saxophone. The next article is about Louis Moholo. A picture of himself with Nana Tsiboe and Nii Moi Aquaye is accompanying this article. The next page features saxophonist Ronnie Beer and a picture of himself with Chris McGregor in 1969 is also with this article. The ninth page of the article is about Johnny Dyani and is accompanied by 2 pictures of Johnny Dyani with his Double Bass. An article on Chris McGregor's life comes next. There are 2 pictures. The first picture, on the tenth page shows Chris McGregor playing piano and the second picture, on the next page features Chris McGregor playing piano on stage with the Brotherhood of Breath in 1974. Julian Bahula is next on the list and there is a picture of the band Jazz Afrika, with, from left to right, Dave Chambers playing saxophone, Peter Segone playing trumpet and Julian Bahula playing drums. The next page of the article is exploring the musicians music life after the Brotherhood of Breath and the Blue Notes and gives their selected discography. There is also a picture of Chris McGregor playing piano with Harry Miller playing Double Bass in Soweto in 1971. The next 4 pages are specifically on the Brotherhood of Breath. There are 2 pictures with this article. The first one shows Chris McGregor playing piano with 4 members of the band (2 trombone and 2 trumpet players) and the second picture is a portrait of Chris McGregor.
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