Maxwell Street Klezmer Band: Mazel Tov Dances by Mickey Katz

In 2020, when all public performances were shut down due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, Maxwell Street Klezmer Band performed a virtual concert in the bandleader's backyard in October in Skokie, Illinois, to be shared with senior citizen residences during the Hanukkah holiday season.

The music:
From "Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs and Brises" (reissued as "Simcha Time") by the legendary Mickey Katz, this medley is of four types of traditional Jewish dances: Freylechs, Chosidl, Patch Tanz and Kozatski.
Alex Koffman, Violin; Shelley Yoelin, Clarinet; Ivo Braun, Trumpet, Bob Samborski, Trombone; Jim Cox, Bass; Gail Mangurten, Keyboard; Steve Hawk, Drums. Video by Dmitri Yakubov. Recorded at WTTW Public Television, Chicago. www.klezmerband.com.