World of Jazz 615

This week a focus on Chris McGregor. McGregor was a South African jazz pianist, bandleader and composer born in Somerset West, South Africa. McGregor is perhaps best known for his foundation and leadership of The Blue Notes, a South African sextet that included collaborators Dudu Pukwana, Nikele Moyake, Louis Moholo, Johnny Dyani and Mongezi Feza. Equally as notable was McGregor's creation of the Brotherhood of Breath in 1969, which branched out from his work as The Blue Notes.