[1] He played initially as a banjoist, but switched to saxophone in 1923 when he formed the Blues Jazz Band.
[1] He founded a new big band including mostly musicians from Tuxen's ensemble in 1936, and recorded with Benny Carter that year.
[1] AllMusic wrote: "Ewans was a potent force behind the development of interest in jazz, and in particular in big band, swing-era-style music in Denmark.
[1] From 1960 to 1964 he ran a restaurant with Carter in Beverly Hills, and later in the decade returned to Copenhagen to play again.
[1] He retired to Connecticut late in life, and died there on April 4, 1988, six days shy of his 82nd birthday.