Kabir Dalawari is a drummer, composer and educator based in Chicago, Illinois. As a bandleader, Dalawari has showcased his various bands at Chicago's best venues such as: Andy's Jazz Club, Evanston SPACE, California Clipper,  Constellation Chicago and many more. Dalawari's debut album Awareness (“tight and cellular, yet wide-open enough to springboard the quartet’s fanciful improvisations” – Chicago Tribune) continues to recieve international recognition. His newest record, Last Call (4/5/24) presents a new book of kinetic and exciting originals.