Kippie Moeketsi

E1000047

Kippie Moeketsi was a pioneering South African jazz alto saxophonist and key figure in the development of modern jazz in South Africa, influential to many musicians including Hugh Masekela.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf South African musician
alto saxophonist
human
jazz musician
activeYearsEnd 1970s
activeYearsStart 1940s
causeOfDeath alcohol-related illness
countryOfCitizenship South Africa
dateOfBirth 1925-07-27
dateOfDeath 1983-04-27
ethnicGroup Black South African
fullName Jeremiah Moeketsi NERFINISHED
genre bebop
jazz
givenName Jeremiah NERFINISHED
hasHeritage Sotho
hasInfluenceOnGenre Cape jazz NERFINISHED
South African township jazz
honouredIn Kippies jazz club, Johannesburg NERFINISHED
influenced Abdullah Ibrahim NERFINISHED
Hugh Masekela NERFINISHED
Jonas Gwangwa NERFINISHED
South African modern jazz
instrument alto saxophone
clarinet
languageOfWorkOrName English
Sesotho
memberOf Jazz Epistles NERFINISHED
Merry Blackbirds NERFINISHED
Shantytown Sextet NERFINISHED
movement South African jazz
modern jazz
nickname Kippie NERFINISHED
notableRelative Mike Moeketsi NERFINISHED
notableStudent Abdullah Ibrahim NERFINISHED
Hugh Masekela NERFINISHED
Jonas Gwangwa NERFINISHED
notableWork Jazz Epistle, Verse 1 (as member of Jazz Epistles) NERFINISHED
Jazz in Africa (album) NERFINISHED
occupation musician
saxophonist
partOf South African jazz scene NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Johannesburg NERFINISHED
Transvaal NERFINISHED
Union of South Africa NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Johannesburg NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
subjectOf Kippie Moeketsi: Sad Man of Jazz (biographical writings) NERFINISHED

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Hugh Masekela associatedAct Kippie Moeketsi