Jerry Tachoir
Vibraphone - Marimba - Mallet Synthesizer
Jazz Artist - Clinician, Producer/Director
Education:
Bachelor's degree, Berklee College of Music - Boston, Mass.
First to receive Bachelor's degree in Applied Music for the Vibraphone and Mallet instruments and extensive studies in arranging and composition.
Graduated Summa Cum Laude 1973 - 1976
Performance Experience:
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, American Wind Symphony, Wilkensburg Symphony,
International Symphony - Switzerland, 25 years leader of own jazz quartet performing throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe at colleges and universities, jazz clubs, and jazz festivals, some of which are; Montreux Jazz Festival - Switzerland, Northsea Jazz Festival - Holland, Montreal Jazz Festival - Canada, Pittsburgh Jazz Festival, Three Rivers Arts Festival, Shadyside Arts Festival, Rites of Spring
Jazz Festival - Nashville, Summer Lights Festival - Nashville. Mellon Jazz Festival, Franklin, Tn Jazz Festival etc.
Performed Gunther Schuller's Concertino for Jazz Quartet and Orchestra with Westmoreland Symphony, Pa., Featured artist at International Music event at Paris Conservatory of Music, Nashville's most recorded mallet artist, etc.
Endorsements:
Jerry was a very popular and much in demand Artist/Clinician for the Musser Vibraphone and Marimba co./division of Ludwig Drums since 1972. In March of 2022, Jerry signed on to endorse the Bergerault BV extended series vibraphones.
Featured clinician at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention '82 in Dallas, Tx., '89 & '04 in Nashville, Tn., and New Orleans '92
Featured clinician/soloist at the Ludwig Percussion Symposium '83 in Knoxville, Tn., performed with famed jazz drummer Alan Dawson and Danny Gottlieb.
Peavey Electronics • K&K Midi systems • Innovative Percussion Mallets - JT23 Jerry Tachoir signature model • Audio Technica • G-Technologies G Drives • Pearl MalletStation.
Television and Radio:
Was featured via live recording for the "Jazz sur le Vif" show to be aired Nationally on the C.B.C. network (Canadian Broadcast Corp.)
'82 Fall Tour - Canada '83 Montreal Jazz Festival appearance
Recorded two feature cable TV shows airing nationally on The Nashville Network
Recorded several educational TV shows for Public Television with Jazz Quartet
Teaching Experience:
25 years privately (mallet instruments, arranging and composition, improvisation)
1977 - Berklee College of Music, Boston
Adjunct professor of jazz improvisation - Belmont College, Nashville 1979 - 82
Presented Improvisation and Advance harmony clinic/seminars at most of the major colleges and universities throughout the US, Canada and Europe.
Video:
First to release a 1-hour instructional vibraphone video - Master Study Series
Jerry Tachoir - the Vibraphone Vol. I and II available on DVD
Books:
CONTEMPORARY MALLET METHOD - An Approach to the Vibraphone & Marimba - Riohcat Music
SOLO VIBRAPHONE COLLECTION - Riohcat Music
Discography - (as leader):
"FORCES - THE JERRY TACHOIR QUARTET"
"CANVAS - THE JERRY TACHOIR QUARTET" - Grammy Nominated
"JERRY TACHOIR & FRIENDS" - Grammy Nominated
"Double CD set - BEST OF MONTREUX 89"
"TACHOIR VISION"
"The Group Tachoir - BEYOND STEREOTYPE"
"The Jerry Tachoir/Van Manakas Duo - IMPROVISED THOUGHTS"
"Travels" - The Jerry Tachoir Group
"Stories" - The Jerry Tachoir Group
"Shades of Blue" - The Duo Tachoir
Business:
Owner of Good Vibes Sound Studio - Professional 24 track digital automated recording studio
Creator and Principal Partner of Master Study Series Video
Currently produced/directed & released 4 educational DVD's of master jazz artists in a clinic setting.
Study with the Masters at one's own pace - Chapter by Chapter.
www.masterstudyseries.com
President of Riohcat Music Publishing, BMI
Publish method books and solo material and original compositions from the Group Tachoir
President of Avita Records - record label
Currently have 7 releases available
Leader of the Group Tachoir
Contemporary jazz quartet - International touring and recording artist
Tachoir/Manakas Duo - Contemporary jazz duo (vibraphone & guitar) - International touring and recording artist
The Duo Tachoir - Pianist, Marlene Tachoir and Mallet Artist, Jerry Tachoir
Home Page www.tachoir.com
www.avitajazz.com
www.masterstudyseries.com
Jerry Tachoir
118 Natchez Dr., Hendersonville, Tn. 37075 • 615 824-1435
Email Tachoir@bellsouth.net