Angel Bat Dawid

Bio

Angel Bat Dawid is a Black American composer, improviser, clarinetist, pianist, vocalist, educator and DJ. In 2019 she released her debut album The Oracle with Chicago label International Anthem. It was recorded using only her cell phone in various locations. Known for her prowess as a bandleader and performer, Angel has composed and performed several live pieces including “Requiem for Jazz” at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival and “Peace: A Suite for Skylanding,” commissioned by the Art Institute of Chicago for Yoko Ono’s outdoor Skylanding installation. She tours globally with her septet Tha Brothahood, with whom she released the album LIVE in October 2020. Angel also leads the all-woman ensemble Sistazz of the Nitty Gritty. As an educator, Angel teaches her “Great Black Music” course at Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center through Old Town School of Folk. She is clarinetist in Damon Locks’ Black Monument Ensemble, and she hosts a monthly music show on NTS Radio. Angel returned to the stage in 2022 for a performance at Carnegie Hall’s Afrofuturism Festival.