“We have great rapport and they are people I love playing with because they are well-seasoned and very agile” at improvising,” Douglas R.
Ewart has worked with for a number of years, except for a few. It’s endemic to a lot of things I do,” Douglas R. The November 19 performance, “Songs” will consist of new compositions, along with some improvised works. Ewart will perform his work ”Sonic Magic,” along with Lea on congas and vocals, poet Tish Jones, vocalist-poet-percussionist Ndosi, cellist and bassist Anthony Cox, saxophonist Donald Washington, and percussionist Kevin Washington. A week later, on Friday, November 26 at the Icehouse, Douglas R. Ewart on woodwinds, percussion and voice. Ewart will be Mankwe Ndosi, vocals and poetry Faye Washington, cello and flute Jacqueline Ultan, cello Diane Miller, guitar Douglas Kearney, poetry and vocals Baba Babatunde Lea, congas and vocals Davu Seru, drums, and Douglas R. Ewart and his eight-member ensemble will stage “Songs the Universe Gave Us,” Collaborating with Douglas R. On November 19 at the Icehouse, Douglas R. Ewart is bouncing back from the Covid-induced lull in public activity with two upcoming performances at the Icehouse in Minneapolis on Friday, November 19 and Friday, November 26. Depending on the day, or time of day, he’s a composer, improviser, record-label owner, sculptor, mask and instrument-maker, educator, lecturer, arts organization consultant, and – as his bio says – “all around visionary.” Douglas R. Ewart does too many things to fit neatly on a business card. Multimedia-ite, multi-disciplinarian, multi-instrumentalist Douglas R. (Editor’s note: The November 26 performance has been cancelled due to a disagreement with management over Covid safety procedures, according to Douglas R.