McGregor: I tried to forget South Africa
- Authors: Aimé, Bernard , Loll, Jacques
- Date: 2012-09-20 , 1989
- Subjects: Jazz , Mndebele, Sonti , Jazz musicians , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Shepp, Archie , Mothle, Ernest , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Matthews, Gilbert
- Language: French
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13465 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001375 , Jazz , Mndebele, Sonti , Jazz musicians , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Shepp, Archie , Mothle, Ernest , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Matthews, Gilbert
- Description: Photocopied interview from the French Jazz Magazine of Chris McGregor about the evolution of his music and the music in South Africa. This article has been written when Archie Shepp joined the Brotherhood of Breath. On the first page, the top picture shows Chris McGregor at the time of the interview playing Piano, and the bottom picture shows him with the Big Band Blue Notes during the '60s. There are also 2 pictures on the second page. The left one shows Chris McGregor at the Piano, the singer Sonti Mndebele and the saxophonist Archie Shepp. The picture on the right represents Chris McGregor and Archie Shepp.
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- Date Issued: 1989
A Summer 1988
- Authors: Unknown
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Jazz
- Language: French
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:13790 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012823
- Description: Original program for the music festival Chateau d'O "Un été 88" in Bédarieux, France, organised by Radio France.
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Flier for the Festival Jazz au Chateau d'O in Bédarieux
- Authors: Unknown
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Jazz , Beckett, Harry , Whitehead, Annie
- Language: French
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:13794 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012827
- Description: Photocopied flier for the Festival Jazz au Chateau d'O in Bédarieux, France. The festival was held from the 15th to 29th July 1988. There is a citation from Chris McGregor written in French: "In my exile I was looking for something like a crazy man. I didn't know what i was looking for, but I found it. This is the music from South Africa!". There are 2 pictures. In the front page a photo of the band Brotherhood of Breath and on the back page 11 small photos of the members of the band.
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Flier for the Rouen Jazz Action, France
- Authors: Unknown
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Beckett, Harry , Whitehead, Annie , Gordon, Jeff , DeFries, Dave , Matthews, Gilbert , Mothle, Ernest , Deppa, Claude , Rouen Jazz Action (Musical group)
- Language: French
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:13795 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012828
- Description: Flier announcing a concert of Chris McGregor with the Band Brotherhood of Breath at the Rouen Jazz Action, France.
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McGregor's (discography) return
- Authors: Russ, Jacques
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Beckett, Harry , Ranku, Lucky , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Matthews, Gilbert , Big Band
- Language: French
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13466 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001382 , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Beckett, Harry , Ranku, Lucky , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Matthews, Gilbert
- Description: Photocopied article from the French newspaper La Dépêche about a reissue of one of Chris McGregor's live CD's "Thunderbolt". There is a picture of Chris McGregor titled "a posthumous return in the record stores". At the back of this photocopied article there is a hand written note in French: "Kisses! Did you get the chance to have last Saturday's La Dépêche? See you soon".
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Nancy Jazz Pulsations
- Authors: Unknown
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Jazz
- Language: French
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:13784 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012816
- Description: Original flier for the 10th Nancy Jazz Pulsations festival (France).
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Nyon June 1978
- Authors: Unknown
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Dean, Elton
- Language: French
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:13785 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012817
- Description: Photocopied program for the Jazz-Nyon festival in Switzerland, where Elton Dean's Ninesense should have been playing but has been replaced at the last minute by Chris McGregor's Blue Notes. Chris McGregor is also playing a piano solo concert the following day. On the first page, there are 3 pictures of Elton Dean's Ninesense members. From top to bottom: Elton Dean playing saxophone, Louis Moholo playing drums and Harry Miller playing Double Bass. A picture of Chris McGregor playing the piano is on the second page.
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