Douglas Ewart

Douglas R. Ewart (born 13 September 1946 in Kingston, Jamaica)[1] is a Jamaican multi-instrumentalist and instrument builder.

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.

[1] 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.

[4] 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