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This Grammy nominated (record)... is an album of artfully created songs more concerned with harmonic subtleties than expansive unbridled soloing... Jerry Tachoir's vibes reflect the character of the band: cool, restrained and fluid. - Musician Magazine
The music o their recent CD (all of which was composed by Marlene Tachoir) is consistently melodic, open to outside influences (while always being jazz-oriented), makes expert use of repetition and is generally quite enjoyable. Marlene's wordless vocals in the ensemble add color to this upbeat music while Tachoir's vibes and marimbas sound like a cross between Gary Burton and Dave Samuels. Worth checking out! - JazzTimes
The Jerry Tachoir Quartet's new album, Canvas, is the type of record people who think they don't like jazz ought to listen to. The compositions - all by Marlene Tachoir - have a very positive, moving (meaning "going places") feel. The Tachoir's first and foremost consideration is jazz and as Canvas proves, they do it well.
- The Tennessean
Discography
1977 - Jerry Tachoir Quartet - Forces
1980 - Jerry Tachoir Quartet - Canvas
1985 - Jerry Tachoir and Friends
1990 - Tachoir Vision
1996 - Beyond Stereotype - The Group Tachoir
2000 - Tachoir/Manakas Duo - Improvised Thoughts
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Bio
Mallet artist Jerry Tachoir has developed his musical concept into a finely tuned vehicle for virtuoso performances utilizing original compositions primarily by award winning composer/pianist, Marlene Tachoir.
The instrumental choices and compositional diversity makes this ensemble unique. The flowing contemporary tunes utilizing the vibraphone and the latin flavored jazz with Jerry on the marimba creates a diversity that is mesmorizing.
This Grammy nominated jazz band has performed at most of the major concert halls and jazz festivals throughout the US, Canada and Europe of which some of the most recent are, the Northsea Jazz Fest. in Holland, the prestigious Montreux Jazz Fest in Switzerland, the Montreal International Jazz Fest., Pittsburgh's Mellon Jazz Festival, etc.
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