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In his teens he played with some of the best jazz musicians in South Africa; Abdullah Ibrahim (then known as Dollar Brand) and Lamie Zukufu introduced him to bebop and hard bop. In 1961 he left South Africa clandestinely, following many other South African performers to the United Kingdom (severe restrictions on public gatherings following the Sharpeville Massacre had made entertainment careers impossible for any but white artists, and the already poor quality of life for non-whites was deteriorating rapidly as apartheid became ever stricter). After a year in the United Kingdom he moved to the United States, where he remained till 1991, when he returned to South Africa following the collapse of apartheid.

In the United States he played and recorded with Herb Alpert, John Handy , Bobby Hutcherson, Elvin Jones, Hugh Masekela, Jackie McLeanJohn Lenwood (Jackie) McLean (born May 17, 1932) is an American jazz alto saxophonist and educator, born in New York City. His father, John Sr. who died in 1939, played guitar in Tiny Bradshaw's orchestra. After his father's death, his musical education w, Mario Pavone , Joshua RedmanJoshua Redman (born February 1, 1969) is a prominent jazz saxophonist who records for Warner Brothers records. Born in Berkeley, California, he graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University in 1991, then won the Thelonious Monk Inte, and Archie SheppArchie Shepp is an American free jazz saxophonist. Shepp was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 24, 1937, but raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he studied piano, clarinet and alto saxophone before focusing on tenor saxophone. He studied dr. Outside jazz he performed and recorded with David CrosbyDavid Van Cortland Crosby (born August 14, 1941 in Los Angeles, California) is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the son of Floyd Crosby, an Academy Award winning cinematographer. He was an original member of The Byrds and Crosby Stills & Nash (l and the Byrds. In 1985, Jackie McLean invited him to teach at The Hartt SchoolThe Hartt School of Hartford, Connecticut, founded in 1920 by Julius Hartt, Moshe Paranov, and others, provides postsecondary programs in music, dance, and theater. In 1957 it became one of the three original constituent schools of the University of Hartf of the University of HartfordUniversity of Hartford is a private four-year university in suburban West Hartford, Connecticut. It was founded in 1877. Most noted for Art and Music. The University also has a small detached campus for women. Athletically, the university plays in the Ame, where he taught until his return to South Africa. He continues to record, perform, and teach in South Africa. His teaching engagements have included four years on the faculty of the University of Fort HareFort Hare University is located on the Tyhume river in a South African town known as Alice in English or as eDikeni in the local isiXhosa language. It is in the Eastern Cape Province about 50 km west of King Williams Town (or eQonce) in a region that for, the musical directorship of a national music education program for high schools, and co-ordination of music outreach programs in Cape Town.Including his performance and visiting lecturer schedules he is currently the Project Manager for the establishment of a school of jazz and a multi media audio visual production center at the University of Fort Hare's new urban campus in the east coast South African city of East London in the province of the Eastern Cape.