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February 9, 2018 - Minneapolis (55407, MN - Minnesota, USA - Douglas Ewart with some of the instruments he made. GLEN STUBBE ¢ glen.stubbe@startribune.com Friday, February 9, 2018 Douglas Ewart wears a jacket painted with his heroes Harriett Tubman, Frederick Douglass and John Brown. It was painted by friend Arthur Wright. Feature on Douglas Ewart, a past president of the highly influential Association for the Advancement of Creative Artists (AACM) out of Chicago, who moved up here decades ago and has kept his hand in both the local and national jazz scenes. Ewart makes his own instruments, plays reeds and percussion and is highly connected. In fact he is the organizer behind the Sonic Universe gig at the Walker March 3. it includes Wadada Leo Smith, the most highly decorated jazz musicians of the past 3-4 years, as well as - ZUMAm42_ 20180209_zaf_m42_010 Copyright: xGlenxStubbex