Jerry Tachoir

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Jerry Tachoir (born August 7, 1955) is a jazz vibraphone and marimba performer,[1] originally from McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Tachoir has performed at jazz festivals and concert halls and, as an artist and clinician for the Tama/Bergerault company, presented jazz improvisation clinics and mallet master classes at colleges and universities in North America and Europe.

A grammy nominated artist, Tachoir has numerous recordings released with his band, the Group Tachoir,[2] and is the author of A Contemporary Mallet Method: An Approach to the Vibraphone and Marimba,[3] published through Riohcat Music.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mallet master Tachoir "coming home" to JazzFest". Murfreesboro Post. April 2, 2007. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  2. ^ "Group Tachoir to perform today". Times Daily. June 11, 1994. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  3. ^ "Take Five With Jerry Tachoir". All About Jazz. September 28, 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2010.