David Krakauer

In agreement with Saudades

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“David  Krakauer  is  such  an  overwhelmingly  expressive  clarinetist  who  moves  so   seamlessly  between  different  genres  that  for  a  minute  you’d  almost  think  that  there’s  no   appreciable  difference  between  jazz,  klezmer  and  formal  classical  music.”
— Will Friedwald, The Wall Street Journal
“I may have just heard God – and he plays the clarinet. David Krakauer… is not just an utterly distinctive benchmark, he extends his instrument’s potential in ways that mess with one’s mind, while underpinning this with that fathomless emotional content.”
— John Shand, The Sydney Morning Herald
“Ebullient clarinet Wizard.”
— Time Out New York

Breath & Hammer

Grammy-nominated star David Krakauer and acclaimed composer/performer Kathleen Tagg present a passionate, eclectic and highly personal musical journey called “Breath & Hammer”. Their program offerings range from completely acoustic programs, to programs with loops and samples to large-scale projects with live visual projections, visual design and surround-sound.

 

David Krakauer’s Klezmer NY with special guest Kathleen Tagg

with Will Holshouser (accordion) Jerome Harris (basse) Michael Sarin (drums) Kathleen Tagg (piano)

David Krakauer, one of the most important and influential musicians in new Jewish music and of the vital new wave of klezmer, is known mostly for his amplified sound pushing the boundaries of klezmer to include elements of jazz, rock, funk and hip-hop. In this program, Krakauer presents acoustic versions of his original compositions mixed with classic tunes from the traditional Eastern European Jewish klezmer repertoire along with contributions from his long term collaborator Kathleen Tagg. This is Krakauer’s distinctive sound up close and personal, completely unplugged with the audience experiencing some incredible mind reading between five musicians who have been playing together for years. 

 

On tour

Breath & Hammer 

21 and 22/01/26 : Mizmorim Kammermusik festival – Basel (CH)

23/01/26 : Espace Germinal – Fosses (95)

David Krakauer – Songs of Action 

21/03/26 : Creation David Krakauer -Songs of Action – Amiens (80)

 

Tours season 26-27

Breath & Hammer 

4th till 18th octobre 26

David Krakauer’s Klezmer NY With special guest Kathleen Tagg 

8th till 28th march 27