Craig Taubman's dynamic music and moving performance style have been an inspiration to the Jewish community for over 22 years. Craig's magical and enchanting music brings to life the joy and spirit of the Jewish heritage, appealing to young and old alike and captivating audiences wherever he goes. Craig first began performing at the age of 15 when he was encouraged by a counselor at Camp Ramah in Ojai, California to take hold of a guitar and lead services. Raised in Los Angeles in a Conservative Jewish family; his interest in music became interwoven with his passion for Jewish history and culture. Craig's songs bridge traditional Jewish themes and ancient teachings with passages and experiences of contemporary Jewish life. He speaks a language that is both comfortable and acceptable to children and adults. His Jewish recordings are an integral part of the community, weaving song and spirit into the fabric of Jewish life. Craig's two most recent recordings Friday Night Live and One Shabbat Morning have helped to reinvigorate Shabbat services in Los Angeles and across the nation. Craig is also the producer of the popular Celebrate Series a compilation CD project which collects some of the best Jewish music available on special theme-oriented recordings.
Craig enjoys a
successful
career in
television and
film composing
as well. Craig
has composed and
directed the
music for the
Fox children's
series Rimba's
Island, the
critically
acclaimed HBO
animated series
Happily Ever
After, and Shari
Lewis's PBS
series, Charley
Horse Pizza. His
music has been
featured at the
Coca Cola
Olympic Pavilion
in Atlanta as
well as in the
Paramount
Pictures feature
film Andre, New
Line Cinema's
Pinocchio, and
Disney's
animated short
film Recycle
Rex. His songs
have been
recorded by such
respected
artists as Chita
Rivera and
Jennifer
Holliday.
Craig's sell-out
concerts draw
thousands of
fans at such
respected venues
as Ravinia in
Chicago, Valley
Forge in
Pennsylvania,
Westbury Music
Fair in New
York, the Greek
Theater in Los
Angeles and
three special
performances at
the White House. |
