Tom Tallitsch

Tom Tallitsch
Background information
Born 1974 (age 40–41)
Origin Elmhurst, Illinois, Westlake, Ohio/United States
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Tenor Saxophone
Years active 25
Labels Posi-Tone Records
Associated acts Victor Baker
Website TomTallitsch.com
Notable instruments
Tenor Saxophone

Tom Tallitsch (born 1974) is a North American jazz saxophonist, recording artist, (currently with Posi-Tone Records), composer, music educator, piano teacher for students with autism, musical director for the Big Sky Project Dance Company, and jazz radio host, currently on WWFM JazzOn2 89.1 HD2 in Trenton, New Jersey.

Tallitsch was born in Elmhurst, Illinois and raised in Westlake, Ohio. He attended Westlake High School and Bay Village High School, graduating in 1992. He attended The University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music (CCM), graduating in 1996 with a BM in Jazz Performance with an emphasis on Saxophone. Tallitsch is married to Carrie Ellmore-Tallitsch, a professional dancer and former principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company (2001–2012) and resides in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Jazz Performance

Tallitsch has performed as a jazz saxophonist for over 25 years (bandleader/composer and sideman) throughout the United States, Europe, and South America. He performs regularly at concert venues and jazz clubs primarily in New York City including Smalls, Fat Cat, Garage, Tomi Caffe Vivaldi, Shrine, 55 Bar, Something Jazz Club, Puppets, Smoke, New Jersey jazz venues including Trumpets, Shanghai Jazz, the West Windsor Arts Council, the Arts Council of Princeton, the Grounds For Sculpture and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania jazz venues like Ortleibs, Chrisʼ Jazz Cafe, the Philadelphia Art Museum, Zanzibar Blue, the Philadelphia Jazz Festival, and the Reading Jazz Festival.

Jazz Compositions and Recordings

Tallitsch has released four albums of original compositions including works on Posi-Tone Records and Origin Records. His fifth album for Posi-Tone Records was recorded in New York City on February 4, 2013 and is scheduled for release in 2014. Tallitsch has published over 90 original jazz compositions and arrangements for small ensembles, which are regularly played on terrestrial and internet radio stations throughout the world, and by student jazz ensembles including Stony Brook University.

Tallitsch's compositions include improvisational, written, and recorded music for dance. His works have been used by dancers from the Martha Graham Dance Company at The Martha Graham Choreographer showcase "Lookout" 2000, choreographed by Carrie Ellmore-Tallitsch. Tallitsch is currently Musical Director, and Composer for the multi-media dance company, The [Big Sky Project, founded by Carrie Ellmore-Tallitsch.

Jazz and Music education

Tallitsch currently tutors jazz saxophone students in Princeton, New Jersey and teaches piano students with autism at The Princeton Child Development Institute.

In addition, Tallitsch has been involved with many grade school, high schools and colleges as a jazz educator, contributing to jazz clinics and lecture series in New Jersey at The Lawrenceville School, The Pennington School, Bay Village High School, Creative Music Studios and the Pine Cobble School.

Tallitsch was the founding director of The Central NJ Homeschool Bands which offered home-schooled musicians an opportunity for creative group interaction with other musicians in an instrumental ensemble.

Tallitsch has given advanced Jazz instruction at the following Colleges and Schools:

Discography

 RIDE- Released April 3, 2014
  Tom Tallitsch – Tenor Saxophone & Compositions
  Michael Dease – Trombone
  Art Hirahara – Piano
  Peter Brendler – Bass
  Rudy Royston – Drums

Jazz Radio Host

Tallitsch has been the host of The Modern Jazz Radio Show on the Mercer County Community College Jazz Station WWFM JazzOn2 89.1 HD2. Playlists and show archives for The Modern Jazz Radio Show can be found at www.tomtallitschblog.com, and The JazzWeek JPL List.

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