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Mongezi Feza

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South African musician (1945–1975)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
South Africa
Active from
1945
Active to
1975-12-14
jazz

Discography

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149
Total plays
2,739

Tags

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Mongezi Feza (1945 – 14 December 1975) was a South African jazz trumpet player and flautist. A member of The Blue Notes, he left South Africa in 1964 and settled in Europe, living in London and Copenhagen. As a trumpeter, his influences included hard bopper Clifford Brown and free jazz pioneer Don Cherry. After The Blue Notes splintered in the late 1960s, he played with British rock musician Robert Wyatt, progressive rock band Henry Cow, and most extensively with fellow ex Blue Notes Johnny Dya

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
South Africa
Place of birth
Queenstown
Place of death
London
Occupation
jazz musician
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
jazz
Instrument
flute
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manner of death
natural causes
date of death
1975-12-14
cause of death
pneumonia
date of birth
1945-01-01
start of work period
1964-00-00
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