The New Orleans Klezmer All Stars are : Ben Ellman, Jonathan Freilich, 'Mean' Willie Green, Glenn Hartman, Arthur Kastler, Stanton Moore, Rick Perles, and Rob Wagner. With a special guest appearance by Andrie Codrescu who reads the poem 'The Would-Be Hungarian' by Delmore Stewart.
This album was recorded at The Boiler Room in New Orleans, recorded and mixed by Ryan Dufrene and Mark Bingham. The cover illustration was done by Roger Wing. Manichalfwitz was mastered by Dave Glasser at Air Show in Springfield, VA and produced by Lizz Farrakhan.