Angel Bat Dawid

Angel Bat Dawid (née Angel Elmore) is a composer, improvisor, clarinetist, and pianist. She is a founding member of The Participatory Music Coalition, which grew out of the South Side Community Arts Center's weekly "Sonic Healing Ministries Free Jazz Sessions" organized and headed by composer/instrumentalist and educator David Boykin. Dawid is a treasured member of the Windy City's avant-jazz scene who has worked extensively with Ben Lamar Gay, Rob Mazurek, and Makaya McCraven on recordings and in concert. She has also starred in a duo performance with Roscoe Mitchell and played with numerous rock and electronic musicians. Her 2019 debut album, The Oracle, for International Anthem (released simultaneously on cassette and digital), was universally acclaimed as a "road map" to the roots of all black music. Her unusual stage name is actually a social media handle. "Bat Dawid" is a Hebrew phrase for "daughter of David," and alludes to the spiritual practice at the heart of her music.