Angel Bat Dawid (born 1979) is an American composer, clarinetist, pianist, vocalist, producer, educator & DJ.

Life and career

Angel Bat Dawid, born on October 17, 1979, in Atlanta, GA, is a Black American composer, clarinetist, singer, Dj and educator. Her father attended Morehouse College, and after marrying Dawid's mother, the family moved to her father's hometown of Louisville, KY. In 1986, they moved to Kenya, where her parents served as Southern Baptist missionaries for four years. They then returned to Louisville when Dawid was 12. During her teenage years, the family relocated to Chicago, IL, as her parents pursued ministry opportunities. Dawid's parents now identify as

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Recognition

Dawid was honored as 2021 "Chicagoan of the Year in Jazz" by the Chicago Tribune. She is on Pitchfork’s Next 25 list of emerging artists to look out for, and was also New York Winter Jazz Festival 2022 Artist in Residence premiering her latest composition "Afro Town Topics: An Afrofuturist Mythological Musical Revue.

Albums

* ''The Oracle'' ( International Anthem, 2019) * Angel Bat Dawid / Tha Brothahood, ''LIVE'' (2020) * Hush Harbor Mixtape No. 1: Doxology (2021) * Requiem for Jazz (2023)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bat Dawid, Angel 1979 births Living people American jazz clarinetists Women clarinetists