Johnny Dyani

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Johnny Dyani was a South African jazz double bassist and composer known for his work in the avant-garde and free jazz scenes, particularly in Europe during the 1960s–1980s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf composer ⓘ
double bassist ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1986 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1960 ⓘ
associatedAct Abdullah Ibrahim ⓘ
Chris McGregor ⓘ
Don Cherry ⓘ
Dudu Pukwana ⓘ
Han Bennink ⓘ
John Tchicai ⓘ
Louis Moholo ⓘ
Mal Waldron ⓘ
Max Roach ⓘ
Mongezi Feza ⓘ
Okay Temiz ⓘ
Pierre Dørge ⓘ
basedIn Copenhagen, Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Copenhagen

London, United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Stockholm, Sweden ⓘ
linked to: Stockholm
birthName Johnny Mbizo Dyani ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart failure ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship South Africa ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1945-11-30 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1986-10-24 ⓘ
ethnicity Xhosa ⓘ
familyName Dyani ⓘ
genre avant-garde jazz ⓘ
free jazz ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
givenName Johnny ⓘ
instrument double bass ⓘ
piano ⓘ
memberOf Brotherhood of Breath ⓘ
The Blue Notes ⓘ
movement South African jazz exile movement ⓘ
name Johnny Dyani ⓘ
nickname Mbizo ⓘ
notableFor contributions to European free jazz scene ⓘ
integrating South African musical elements into avant-garde jazz ⓘ
notableWork African Bass ⓘ
Grandmother’s Teaching ⓘ
Mbizo ⓘ
Song for Biko ⓘ
Witchdoctor’s Son ⓘ
occupation composer ⓘ
jazz double bassist ⓘ
musician ⓘ
placeOfBirth East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa ⓘ
linked to: East London
placeOfDeath Berlin, Germany ⓘ

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