Brotherhood of Breath

Brotherhood of Breath
OriginLondon, England
GenresJazz
Big band
Free jazz
Years active1960s–1970s; 1987–1989
Past membersChris McGregor
Louis Moholo
Harry Miller
Mongezi Feza
Dudu Pukwana
Johnny Dyani
Lol Coxhill
Evan Parker
Paul Rutherford
Harry Beckett
Marc Charig
Alan Skidmore
Jim Dvorak
Mike Osborne
Elton Dean
Nick Evans
John Surman
François Jeanneau
Louis Sclavis
Didier Levallet
Annie Whitehead

The Brotherhood of Breath was an English-South African big band established in the late-1960s by South African pianist and composer Chris McGregor, an extension of McGregor's previous band, The Blue Notes.