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Tom Tallitsch is an American
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saxophonist. He is also a composer, and music educator. His most recent recording is ''All Together Now'' ( Posi-Tone, 2015).


Performing

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 Birdland, the Sidedoor Jazz Club,
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, Tomi Caffe Vivaldi,
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, Something Jazz Club,
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, New Jersey jazz venues including
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, Shanghai Jazz, the West Windsor Arts Council, the
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, the
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and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania jazz venues like Ortleibs, Chris's Jazz Cafe, the
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, Zanzibar Blue, the Philadelphia Jazz Festival, and the Reading Jazz Festival. He has been the opening Jazz artist at the annual Pork Roll Festivals in Trenton, New Jersey. Tallitsch has been the host of The Modern Jazz Radio Show on the
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jazz station.


Compositions and recordings

Tallitsch has released six albums of original compositions including works on
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and
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. His fifth album for Posi-Tone, "All Together Now" was recorded in New York City in 2014 and released in April 2015. Tallitsch has published over 100 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
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. Tallitsch's compositions include improvisational, written, and recorded music for dance. His works have been used by dancers from the
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at The Martha Graham Choreographer showcase "Lookout" 2000.


Discography

* ''Duality'' (2005) * ''Perspective'' (2008) * ''Medicine Man'' (2009 Origin/OA2) * ''Heads or Tales'' (2012 Posi-Tone) * ''All Together Now'' (Posi-Tone, 2015)


References


All Music Review of ''All Together Now'' at All About JazzReview of ''All Together Now'' at Something Else Reviews


External links


RIDE CD Review – somethingelsereviews.com



RIDE CD Review – criticaljazz.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tallitsh, Tom 1974 births Living people American jazz saxophonists American male saxophonists Jazz musicians from Illinois Musicians from Jersey City, New Jersey Palmetto Records artists Pew Fellows in the Arts Posi-Tone Records artists University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music alumni 21st-century American saxophonists American male jazz musicians 21st-century American male musicians