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Mwata Bowden (born October 11, 1947 inMemphis,Tennessee,United States) is an Americanjazz reeds player associated with theAssociation for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and an instructor in improvisational Jazz at theUniversity of Chicago. He is part of a group known as8 Bold Souls but also frequently engages in collaborations withTatsu Aoki, and helped establish theMiyumi Project which was a blend of music with different ethnic backgrounds, highlighting contributions fromJapanesetaiko drumming in the framework of jazz music.
As part of his regular repertoire, Mr. Bowden plays a range ofsaxophones andclarinets (including theE-flat clarinet,B-flat clarinet,bass clarinet,contra-alto clarinet, andcontrabass clarinet), as well asflute,zamada,[check spelling] anddidgeridoo.[citation needed]
He teaches young aspiring musicians in the Chicago area. Mwata has a son who performs "Disco Poetry" under the name Khari B.
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