African jazz lights up under new leader
- Authors: Bennett, Leon
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moyake, Nikele , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Castle Lager Big Band
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13491 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005738 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moyake, Nikele , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Castle Lager Big Band
- Description: Photocopied article from the newspaper Sunday Times about the recordings of Chris McGregor and The Castle Lager Big Band
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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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Castle Lager Big Band at a rehearsal in Johannesburg in 1963
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Columbus, Christopher , Moyake, Nikele , Mpale, Dennis , Pukwana, Dudu , Castle Lager Big Band , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Type: Image
- Identifier: vital:13823 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001502 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Columbus, Christopher , Moyake, Nikele , Mpale, Dennis , Pukwana, Dudu , Castle Lager Big Band , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photo in black and white of Castle Lager Big Band at a rehearsal in Johannesburg in 1963. From left to right: Christopher Columbus (Baritone sax), Nikele Moyake (Tenor sax), Dennis Mpali (Trumpet) and Dudu Pukwana (Alto sax). At the back of the picture there are 2 unidentified spectators.
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Castle Lager Big Band in Johannesburg in 1963
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Columbus, Christopher , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Moyake, Nikele , Mpale, Dennis , Dollar Brand -- 1934- , Castle Lager Big Band
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13826 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001505 , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Columbus, Christopher , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Moyake, Nikele , Mpale, Dennis , Dollar Brand -- 1934- , Castle Lager Big Band
- Description: Black and white photo (front and back) of Castle Lager Big Band in Johannesburg in 1963. From left to right: Christopher Columbus (baritone Sax), Nikele Moyake (Tenor Sax), Dennis Mpoli (Trumpet) and Dudu Pukwana (Alto Sax). At the back of the photo there is an article announcing the upcoming concert. Castle Lager played only one concert in Johannesburg in 1963 with music written and arranged by Chris McGregor himself, Dollar Brand and other members of the band.
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Castle Lager Big Band in rehearsal 1963, Johannesburg
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Castle Lager Big Band , Columbus, Christopher , Moyake, Nikele , Mpale, Dennis
- Language: English
- Type: Image
- Identifier: vital:13827 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001506 , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Castle Lager Big Band , Columbus, Christopher , Moyake, Nikele , Mpale, Dennis
- Description: Black and white photo of a rehearsal of the Castle Lager Big Band in Johannesburg in 1963. From left to right: Christopher Columbus (Baritone Sax), Nikele Moyake (Tenor Sax), Dennis Mpali (Trumpet) and Dudu Pukwana (Alto Sax). There are 2 unidentified spectators at the back of the picture. A sticker with Chris McGregor's postal address is at the back of the photo.
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Here come Chris and the Blue Notes
- Authors: Unknown
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Pukwana, Dudu , Dyani, Johnny Mbizo , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Moyake, Nikele , Feza, Mongezi
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13712 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012723
- Description: Photocopied article from the newspaper The Post about Chris McGregor's Blue Notes playing in Durban before the band leaves for France and the Antibes jazz festival. There is a picture of (from left to right) Dudu Pukwana, Johnny Dyani, CHris McGregor, Louis Moholo, Nick Moyake and Mongezi Feza with this article.
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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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Jazz/The African sound
- Authors: Breakey, Basil , Belnart, Julian
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Feza, Mongezi , Moyake, Nikele , Beer, Ronnie , Mphali, Dennis , Castle Lager Big Band , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Identifier: vital:13560 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006444 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Feza, Mongezi , Moyake, Nikele , Beer, Ronnie , Mphali, Dennis , Castle Lager Big Band , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied front and cover of LP's Jazz/The African Sound by Chris McGregor and the Castle Lager Big Band. The front cover shows 2 saxophonists playing. There are 6 pictures on the back cover. From the top picture to the bottom one, we can see Chris McGregor standing in front of the band, Dudu Pukwana playing saxophone and Kippie Moeketsi, Bob Tizzard playing trombone, Dennis Mpali playing trumpet, Nick Moyake playing tenor saxophone and Mongesi Feza playing trumpet.
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Johannesburg has its first permanent jazz club
- Authors: Unknown
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Feza, Mongezi , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Maritz, Sammy , Moyake, Nikele
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13722 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012735
- Description: Photocopied article from the newspaper The Star about the first permanent jazz band in Johannesburg led by Chris McGregor.
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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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Musicians from Blue Notes
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Feza, Mongezi , Pukwana, Dudu , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Moyake, Nikele
- Type: Image
- Identifier: vital:13897 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002295 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Feza, Mongezi , Pukwana, Dudu , Jazz , Jazz musicians , Moyake, Nikele
- Description: Black and white photo of 3 members of the music band Blue Notes. From left to right: Mongezi Feza (trumpet), Dudu Pukwana (alto saxophone) and Nikele Moyake (tenor saxophone). This photo was taken in Johannesburg in 1963.
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Nick Moyake
- Authors: Unknown
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Moyake, Nikele , Jazz
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13736 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012750
- Description: Photocopied article from the South African newspaper The Star about Nick Moyake, tenor saxophonist of Chris McGregor's Blue Notes. There is a photo of Nick Moyake with this article.
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Premier of Blue Notes in Zurich in 1964
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T. -- 1940- , Feza, Mongezi , Moyake, Nikele , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa)
- Type: Image
- Identifier: vital:13906 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002332 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T. -- 1940- , Feza, Mongezi , Moyake, Nikele , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa)
- Description: Black and white photo (front and back) of the Jazz Band Blue Notes posing for the Premier in Zurich in 1964. In the back row, from left to right: Louis Moholo, Nikele Moyake, Mongezi Feza and Dudu Pukwana. Sitting in the front: Chris McGregor.
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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 Blue Notes
- Authors: Unknown
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Pukwana, Dudu , Feza, Mongezi , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Moyake, Nikele
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13682 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012688
- Description: Photocopied article about Chris McGregor's Blue Notes. There is a photo on the first page showing the 4 members of the Blue Notes and on the second page there are portraits of each members of the Blue Notes.
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The show must go on
- Authors: Unknown
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Moyake, Nikele , Davashe, Mackay
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13758 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012773
- Description: Photocopied article about a performance by Blue Notes without Chris McGregor at Hillbrow Club, Johannesburg. Chris McGregor has been refused to perform in the townships.
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Top jazz group visiting city
- Authors: Unknown
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Moyake, Nikele , Jazz
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13748 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012763
- Description: Photocopied article from the newspaper EP Herald Mail about Chris McGregor's Blue Notes coming to Port Elizabeth for a series of concerts. There is a picture of Nick Moyake playing Tenor saxophone with this article.
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