Woodwinds: Airan Wright, Dave Smith, Luc Mosely, Angela Wong Trumpets: Sam Johnson, Jim McBride, Anna Jacobson, Peter Gillette Bones:Chris Dixon, Jessica Sigur, Dominic Gaietto Sousaphone/Tuba: Mike Hogg, Akshat Jain, Carrie Sullivan Percussion "K12": Larry Beers, John Carroll, Andy Deitrich, Hershyl Edwards, Rick Kubes, Amanda Legner, Brent Roman Mucca Pazza is an interdisciplinary instrumental music and performance ensemble based in Chicago, USA.
Mucca Pazza’s instrumentation is loosely based on that of a traditional American marching band - drumline, sousaphone, trombones, trumpets, saxophones - but also includes electric guitar, mandolin, violin, cello, accordion, and cheerleaders.
The two ensembles also collaborated in performing “The 1812 Overture” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, in a conceit which featured Mucca Pazza as the invading French army and the full symphony orchestra as Russia.
In January 2015, Mucca Pazza performed on NPR Music’s Tiny Desk concert series, with either 23 or 24 band members present.
[8] Mucca Pazza has created music videos for the following songs: Boss Taurus,[9] All Out of Bubblegum (live at Mass MoCA),[10] Tube Sock Tango (wax cylinder version),[11] The Sit Down Waltz,[12] Rest on Muffin Street, and Mr. Spider Goes Home to Spiderland.
Mucca Pazza is featured in the official music video for Andrew Bird’s song “Fitz and the Dizzyspells”, which was filmed at The Hideout in Chicago in 2009.