Name: Requiem For Jazz
Brand: Angel Bat Dawid

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375 Media

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Release date

2023-03-24

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5242331

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Ltd Purple Colored Edition

5242341

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Angel Bat Dawid

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International Anthem Recording Co

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Angel Bat Dawid is a Chicago-based composer and clarinetist. With her unique blend of jazz, soul, and experimental music, she has captivated audiences around the world. Inspired by artists such as Ben LaMar Gay and Jaimie Branch, Angel's music pushes boundaries and challenges traditional notions of genre. Her performances are known for their raw emotion and powerful storytelling, leaving listeners in awe.

Collaborating with talented musicians like Damon Locks and Rob Mazurek, Angel creates immersive sonic landscapes that transport listeners to another realm. Her compositions often feature intricate layers of sound that showcase her virtuosity on the clarinet. Whether performing solo or with a band, *Angel Bat Dawid* delivers an unforgettable musical experience.

In addition to her own work, Angel has also contributed to projects by artists such as Lonnie Holley and The Necks. She has performed at renowned venues like Total Refreshment Centre and Blue Lake Festival, gaining recognition for her innovative approach to music-making. With each new release, *Angel Bat Dawid* continues to push the boundaries of what is possible in contemporary music.

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Requiem for Jazz is a 12-movement suite composed and arranged by Angel Bat Dawid, inspired in part by dialogue from Edward O. Bland’s 1959 film “The Cry of Jazz.” The original form of the music was premiered at the 2019 edition of the Hyde Park Jazz Festival in Chicago, where Angel conducted a multigenerational fifteen-piece instrumental ensemble (all Black musicians from Chicago’s creative music community) alongside a four- person choir (featuring singers from Black Monument Ensemble), dancers, and visual artists in performance.Angel mixed and post-produced recordings from the performance – adding interludes, vocals and additional sounds, as well as&nbsp;transcribing a piece from “The Cry of Jazz” film. The final movement of Requiem for Jazz features Marshall Allen and Knoel Scott of&nbsp;the Sun Ra Arkestra. Their contributions were recorded remotely at the historic Arkestral Institute of Sun Ra in Philadelphia in late&nbsp;2020.The final Requiem for Jazz work in album form is an immersive 24-track, double LP experience. The physical package is a deluxe,&nbsp;heavyweight gatefold jacket with liner notes by South African writer Nombuso Mathibela, artwork by Damon Locks, and a large fold&nbsp;out poster designed by Jeremiah Chiu, featuring poetry written by Angel Bat Dawid in dedication to all of her collaborators on the&nbsp;project. Additionally, there is a limited Thy Kingdom Come purple color vinyl edition of Requiem for Jazz available for the first pressing&nbsp;only.

Requiem For Jazz

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