LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEOS

NORTH COUNTRY SQUARE DANCE
Live at Porgy & Bess, Vienna, 2023

DRUM & HORNPIPE/POLL HA’PENNY
Live at Porgy & Bess, Vienna, 2023

NORTH COUNTRY SQUARE DANCE (SQUARE DANCE ALL NIGHT)

INTRODUCING MAZEL TOV COCKTAIL PARTY!

WEDDING ON THE CYCLONE
(Formerly HORA AT THE CASTLE)

KRAKKY’S RAINBOW POLKA
(after “The Krakowiak”

KRAKAUER & TAGG’s MAZEL TOV COCKTAIL PARTY!
(A Good Vibes Explosion)

MUSIC VIDEO CREDITS:

Mazel Tov Cocktail Party! was conceived & created by David Krakauer & Kathleen Tagg
Michael Joseph McQuilken, video concept, edit & FX

Music performed by:
David Krakauer, clarinet and vocals
Kathleen Tagg, piano, keyboard, accordion and cello
Sarah MK, rap vox and vocals
Jerome Harris, electric bass and vocals
Yoshie Fruchter, electric guitar and oud
Martin Shamoonpour, daf and jaw's harp
Bergsonist, sampler/electronics (North Country Square Dance)
Jeremy Flower aka Keepalive, sampler/electronics (Krakky’s Rainbow Polka, Mazel Tov Cocktail Party, Hora at the Castle)

All of these videos were created individually and remotely in our LIVING ROOMS & BASEMENTS at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in the summer/fall of 2020 WITHOUT THE BAND **EVER** having met in person!! We met for the first time as a band ONE YEAR LATER.

Music produced by Kathleen Tagg with David Krakauer
Music edited by Kathleen Tagg
Music mixed by Marc Urselli

MAZEL TOV COCKTAIL PARTY! is a "good vibes explosion" created in response to the current climate of polarization and negativity that pervades our daily lives. 

Mazel Tov Cocktail Party was created in collaboration with MusicUnitesUS, Brandeis University.
Judith Eissenberg, founder/director
Mazel Tov Cocktail Party is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by LMCC .

Video footage & audio for David Krakuaer, Kathleen Tagg, Yoshie Fruchter & Jerome Harris filmed and recorded by Kathleen Tagg at home and at the Flatbush Jewish Center.

Sarah MK's video footage filmed by Frantz Lee. Audio recorded at home by Sarah MK.
Martin Shamoonpour’s video footage and audio recorded at home by Martin Shamoonpour.
Music composed during an artist's residency at Hill and Hollow Music; Saranac, NY

Krakauer & Tagg’s Mazel Tov Cocktail Party is a Table Pounding Music Production