Angel Bat Dawid is a Black American composer, improviser, clarinetist, pianist, vocalist, educator, and DJ celebrated for her influential contributions to contemporary jazz and Black cultural expression. Her debut album, *The Oracle* (2019), released through Chicago’s International Anthem Recording Co., garnered critical acclaim for its profound exploration of Black life, history, and spirituality.

In 2024, Dawid composed *The Black Queen of Italy Strolls Through Her Garden*, a solo clarinet piece premiered at the historic Villa Medici in Rome. Her diverse body of work also includes *Requiem for Jazz*, performed at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival, and *Peace: A Suite for Skylanding*, created for the Art Institute of Chicago as part of Yoko Ono’s *Sky Landing* installation.

A dynamic performer, Angel has graced stages at renowned venues such as Carnegie Hall during the Afro-Futurism Festival. She leads the ensemble *Tha Brothahood*, whose 2020 album *LIVE* was named one of NPR Music’s “Best Albums of 2020,” and is a member of the all-women group Sistazz of the Nitty Gritty. Her collaborations span notable artists including André 3000, Bilal, Marshall Allen (Sun Ra Arkestra), Melanie Charles, Naima Nefertari, Theaster Gates, and Chassol.

As a DJ, Angel hosts a monthly radio show on NTS Radio, a program she has maintained for over four years, curating music that spans jazz, soul, gospel, hip-hop and experimental sounds. Beyond her performance career, she is dedicated to education, teaching “Great Black Music” at Imagine Englewood and Simpson Academy for Young Women through the Old Town School of Folk Music’s Moves Program.

Dawid’s artistic influence extends into film, having composed music for HBO’s *Random Acts of Flyness*. She is also a clarinetist with Damon Locks’ Black Monument Ensemble. Recognized as a rising voice in music, she was featured in Pitchfork’s “Pitchfork 25 Next” and served as the Winter JazzFest’s Artist-in-Residence in 2022. Currently, she is the 2024 Artist-in-Residence at Northwestern University’s Black Arts Consortium. Her international performances include appearances at the Newport Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, and numerous festivals worldwide. In 2025, she was named a United States Artist Fellow in Music, cementing her status as a pivotal figure shaping the future of jazz and Black artistic expression.