pioneer

Chris McGregor

1936–1990

About Chris McGregor

A white South African pianist who formed the legendary Blue Notes with Black musicians in apartheid-era Cape Town. Forced into exile, he founded the Brotherhood of Breath in London, blending South African township jazz with free jazz into an explosive, boundary-breaking sound.

Essential Tracks

1971Andromeda
1971MRA
1973Dakar

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