O.Z Bangaz Music is proud to have been one of Storycatchers Theatre’s music composers, producers, arrangers, and sound designers for their production of “I A...

“O.Z Bangaz is a THREAT!” “O.Z Bangaz’s energy is RIDICULOUS!.” O.Z Bangaz is a MINDFUL artist.” These are just some of the things the critics are saying abo...

O.Z Bangaz is going to compete in the “4Ever Dope Song Battle”. He is going to compete against some of Chicago’s brightest underground and rising HipHop star...

O.Z Bangaz has been selected by Storycatchers Theatre to represent them at The upcoming MBK Rising event, This event is hosted by the Obama Foundation. ...

Our old host site FOURFOUR.COM decided that they were calling it quits as of Dec 1, 2018. So we decided to migrate this site to wix.com. It was a good 6+ yea...

O.Z Bangaz slayed the stage at the 2018 Route 66 Classic Car and Bike Show. For more photos and footage from this event, follow O.Z Bangaz on Instagram at "o...

On April 29, 2018 O.Z Bangaz co-directed a #performance of #StorycatchersTheatre's "Pipeline" which followed a performance of Victory Gardens' Lette. A show ...

On Friday April 27, 2018. O.Z Bangaz blazed the stage at Hot Sauce Poetry. O.Z performed new works made specifically for this showcase, in addition to rework...

On Apriil 21, 2018, O.Z Bangaz helped #StorycatchersTheatre to raise over $80,000 at their annual Spring Benefit. The money will go to Storycatchers' program...

I was blessed to be invited to perform at the 2018 Kennedy Forum with Storycatchers Theatre. I got to hear some of Chicago’s brightest and greatest talk abou...

On November 17, 2017, American Family Insurance declared O.Z Bangaz its 2017 Dreamers and Doers winner for all the good work he's been doing in marginalized ...

O.Z Bangaz's show at the #ShapiroBallroom with #ChicagoCreed was a huge success! Thanks to everyone who came out to show love! I appreciate you dedicating yo...

In October of 2016, O.Z Bangaz's charity: Storycatchers Theatre recieved a million dollar investment from the investment group "Chicago Beyond" to expand the...

The photo was taken baskstage at Steppenwolf Theatre with members of Storycatchers Theatre and Fifth House Ensemble. The performers in the picture were waiti...

Ozivell "O.Z Bangaz" Ecford and Meade Palidosfki recently trained 20 adult artists and academics at the Shakespeare in Prison Conference at the University of...

O.Z Bangaz was featured in a storytelling event hosted by Chicago's own Story Club Northside. The theme of the event was "Detention". O.Z shared a story wher...

On May 18, 2015, O.Z Bangaz was in a production of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". It was a part of fundraising efforts of Compass Creative Dramatics (CC...

O.Z Bangaz has been nominated for another 3 Arts Award for his work in the city of Chicago as an activist and Teaching Artist. He is particularly being recog...

On June 12, 2015 Ozivell "O.Z Bangaz" Ecford performed Frederic Rzewski's "Coming Together"and "Attica" with the Civic Orchestra and Citizen Musician Fellows...