LO AND BEHOLD: Angel Bat Dawid, RP Boo & XT

LO AND BEHOLD: Angel Bat Dawid, RP Boo & XT

Fri 20.03., 21h, TQW Hall G, Concert

LO AND BEHOLD explores experimental sound and music as performative practices and interrogates the theater space as a place for sensitive listening experiences.

In March, contemporary jazz icon and composer Angel Bat Dawid makes her debut in Vienna with a new piece: a tribute to and reinterpretation of Joel Augustus Rogers’ seminal work "Sex & Race, Vol. 1" from 1940, merging clarinet, piano, voice, neoclassical and ancient compositional techniques and improvisation.

RP Boo and XT (drummer Paul Abbott and saxophonist Seymour Wright) share a fascination with Chicago’s musical history. As one of the founders of the footwork genre, RP Boo continues to develop the rhythmic structures of Chicago House as well as the samples, grooves and melodies of Black music of the 1960s and 70s, while XT broaden the field by adding Chicago’s jazz traditions to the mix. A rare treat to see the trio live in Vienna ahead of time. Further performances as part of a 2026 European tour will take RP Boo and XT to the legendary Cafe OTO in London, among other places, where they recorded their first joint release, "YESYESPEAKERSYES".

Curated by Lewon Heublein