SONGS FOR DUSABLE
Join us for “Songs for DuSable,” our DuSable Day concert featuring the incomparable Douglas Ewart & Inventions! This awe inspiring musical tribute, honoring the memory and legacy of the “Father of Chicago,” Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable, showcases stellar compositions dedicated to DuSable’s experiences in Eschikago (Chicago).
Minneapolis-based composer and multi-instrumentalist Douglas Ewart along with his Inventions, are among the nation’s finest musicians. This “genre defying band” includes Ewart’s fellow Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) members Ed Wilkerson, Jr. (Shadow Vignettes, 8 Bold Souls) and Mwata Bowden, the propulsive bass of Darius Savage, and the swinging rhythms of drummer Dashun Mosley. The all-star ensemble also includes singer/poet Mankwe Ndosi and poet Duriel Harris.