Angel Bat Dawid
{{short description|American jazz musician}}
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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.{{Cite web|last=Sun-Times|first=Selena Fragassi-For the|date=January 18, 2022|title=Angel Bat Dawid working to change the music landscape for Black musicians|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/1/18/22884281/angel-bat-dawid-jazz-changing-the-music-landscape-for-black-musicians-clarinetist-chicago|access-date=January 30, 2022|website=Chicago Sun-Times|language=en}} 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.{{Cite web|date=November 12, 2019|title='When you're black, being alive is a success': Angel Bat Dawid, 2019's brightest new jazz star|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/nov/12/when-youre-black-being-alive-is-a-success-angel-bat-dawid-2019s-brightest-new-jazz-star|website=TheGuardian.com}} Dawid's parents now identify as Black Hebrew Israelites.{{Cite web|date=January 14, 2024|title=Angel Bat Dawid: Between Sun Ra and Gospel|url=https://downbeat.com/news/detail/angel-bat-dawid-between-sun-ra-and-gospel|website=DownBeat.com}}
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.{{Cite news|title=Play It Forward: Angel Bat Dawid Knows How to Deliver Emotion Through Song|newspaper=NPR.org|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/04/05/984421378/play-it-forward-angel-bat-dawid-knows-how-to-deliver-emotion-through-song}}{{Cite news|last=Russonello|first=Giovanni|date=January 25, 2022|title=Watch 5 Standout Performances From Winter Jazzfest|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/24/arts/music/winter-jazzfest.html|access-date=January 30, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}
Albums
- The Oracle (International Anthem, 2019){{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/angel-bat-dawid-the-oracle/|title = Angel Bat Dawid: The Oracle|website = Pitchfork}}
- Angel Bat Dawid / Tha Brothahood, LIVE (2020)
- Hush Harbor Mixtape No. 1: Doxology (2021){{Cite web|last=Edgar|first=Hannah|title=Chicagoan of the Year for Jazz: Angel Bat Dawid honors memory through music|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-chicagoan-of-the-year-jazz-angel-bat-dawid-20211224-dycie3cqzzdd3kw677zzw2c56u-story.html|access-date=January 2, 2022|website=chicagotribune.com|date=December 23, 2021 }}
- Requiem for Jazz (2023)