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"Dudu's Ghost" and the Dedication Orchestra at the 100 Club

- Alfred, Luke

  • 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

- Miller, Hazel, Beal, Keith

  • 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 playing in London (ICA) in 1964

- Wilmer, Val

  • 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 and Johnny Dyani at Blue Notes London debut in April 1965

- Wilmer, Val

Chris McGregor and the Blue Notes to play in the Durban City Hall before going overseas

- Unknown

Chris McGregor's Blue Notes London debut in April 1965

- Wilmer, Val

Concert to launch 1992 in dedication to Johnny Dyani, Mongezi Feza, Chris McGregor, Harry Miller and Dudu Pukwana

- Ilic, David, Miller, Hazel

Here come Chris and the Blue Notes

- Unknown

Hold your breath for this sound of the townships

- Massarik, Jack

Homage to Brother Chris

- Frech, Ida, Armand, Inessa

Jazzman Chris feels blue - and hungry

- Brand, Adam

Johnny Dyani at Blue Notes London debut in 1965.

- Wilmer, Val

Live Wire

- Lake, Steve, Him, Christian

  • Authors: Lake, Steve , Him, Christian
  • Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Pukwana, Dudu , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz musicians
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: vital:13558 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006442 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Pukwana, Dudu , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Jazz musicians
  • Description: Photocopied article from the English magazine The Wire about the Moers 15th music festival in Germamy, where Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood of Breath played amongst other bands. The author of this article gives a rather negative critique on the performances.
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Marabi in exile: From Transkei to London

- Koch, Eddie, Weinberg, Paul

McGregor was more than just an exiled muso

- Gordon, Steve

SA Jazz great for Cape Festival

- Albert, Don

Spirits - Rejoice

- Moholo, Louis, Williams, Richard

The Blue Notes in concert

- Unknown

The Chris McGregor Group

- Unknown

The Legacy - Chris McGregor: An African way of swing

- Anderson, Muff, Lock, Graham, Wilmer, Val, Kilby, Jak

  • 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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