Composer and clarinet player Angel Bat Dawid is one of the latest rising stars of the International Anthem label, which houses the brightest talents from the contemporary scene in Chicago, introducing the world to both the history and future of creative jazz in the city.
Cult heroes like Ensemble of Chicago and Sun Ra are big inspirations to Angel Bat Dawid, which she translates in a militant way to the world of today. Pitchfork described her debut album as follows: “The debut from the Chicago-based composer and clarinetist serves as a vibrant, spiritual, free-jazz document of black life as it stands today”.