Angel Bat Dawid

Chicago-based Angel Bat Dawid is a composer, clarinetist, pianist, conductor, sound engineer, DJ and educator. Her work brings together classical composition, gospel, jazz, avant-garde improvisation and visual installations through an Afrofuturist perspective. "The Oracle", her 2019 debut album, was named one of the best albums of 2020 by NPR Music. Her 2023 album "Requiem For Jazz" was also praised by Pitchfork. She leads the spiritual jazz ensemble Tha Brothahood and is a member of the all-female group Sistazz of the Nitty Gritty. She has collaborated with André 3000, Saul Williams, Bilal, Shabaka Hutchings, Moor Mother, Lonnie Holley, R.E.M. producer Jacknife Lee and Malian composer Cheick Tidiane Seck.