ðə bɹˈʌðɚhˌʊd ʌv bɹˈɛθ wʌz ɐn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃsˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkən bˈɪɡ bˈænd ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z baɪ sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkən pˈiənɪst ænd kəmpˈoʊzɚ kɹˈɪs mə ɡɹˈɛɡɚ, ɐn ɛkstˈɛnʃən ʌv mə ɡɹˈɛɡɚz pɹˈiːviəs bˈænd, ðə blˈuː nˈoʊts.
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.