Douglas Ewart


Douglas R. Ewart is a multi-instrumentalist and instrument builder. He plays sopranino and alto saxophones, clarinets, bassoon, flute, bamboo flutes, and didgeridoo; as well as Rastafarian hand drums.
Ewart emigrated to the United States in June 1963 and became associated with the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians in 1967, studying with Joseph Jarman and Roscoe Mitchell. He served as that organization's president from 1979 to 1986.
He has performed or recorded with J. D. Parran, Muhal Richard Abrams, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Anthony Braxton, Alvin Curran, Anthony Davis, Robert Dick, Von Freeman, Joseph Jarman, Amina Claudine Myers, Roscoe Mitchell, James Newton, Rufus Reid, Wadada Leo Smith, Cecil Taylor, Richard Teitelbaum, Henry Threadgill, Hamid Drake, Don Byron, Malachi Favors Maghostut, and George Lewis.
In 1992 Ewart collaborated with Canadian artist Stan Douglas on the video installation Hors-champs which was featured at documenta 9 in Kassel, Germany. The installation features Ewart in an improvisation of Albert Ayler's "Spirits Rejoice" with musicians George Lewis, Kent Carter and Oliver Johnson.
He has lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota since 1990. His father, Tom, was a cricket umpire.

Discography

As leader

With Muhal Richard Abrams
With Spencer Barefield and Tani Tabbal
With Anthony Braxton
With Jean-Luc Cappozzo, Joëlle Léandre, Bernard Santacruz, Michael Zerang
With Chico Freeman
With Dennis González
With Yusef Lateef, Roscoe Mitchell, Adam Rudolph
With George Lewis
With Roscoe Mitchell
With Wadada Leo Smith
With Henry Threadgill