Saturday, January 22, 2011

Student Kenny Brieger recording Mazel Tof Kocktail Hour

Advanced student Kenny Brieger sets up to record a Klezmer band called Mazel Tof Kocktail Hour. This band is based out of Austin and plays locally.

Keeping alive pre-holocaust Yiddish & Romany tunes. Mazel Tof Kocktail Hour has appeared at local cafes, restaurants, parties, weddings, and schools in and around Austin, TX. They have avoided television and radio so far, but they are on youtube and have been featured in RARE magazine (March 2010 issue). The band consists of Samantha Goldberg, Dylan M. Blackthorn, David Gilden, Kronk, Will Landin, Roy Coon, Bruce Salmon, Adam Loudermilk and Mike Gray.