Jerry Tachoir Musician – All About Jazz

Take Five With… Take Five With Jerry Tachoir by AAJ StaffSeptember 28, 2008 Meet Jerry Tachoir: Grammy nominated contemporary jazz mallet artist, Jerry Tachoir has performed at most of the major jazz festivals, universities, and concert halls throughout the US, Canada, and Europe. Artist/clinician for the Ludwig/Musser division of the Conn-Selmer company since 1972, when […]

Cal Tjader Musician – All About Jazz

Cal Tjader crafted one the sleekest and most distinctive sounds in Latin jazz. His cool, shimmering, jazz vibes, gliding fluidly atop fiery, hot Afro-Cuban rhythms, made for a sonic signature that helped introduce the genre into a mainstream audience. Cal Tjader’s mother was a concert pianist, his father a vaudeville performer. He grew up with […]