Duality by Tom Tallitsch

He studied improvisation and composition with Cleveland tenor men Ernie Krivda & Mike Lee, and University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music’s (CCM) jazz gurus, Rick Van Matre, Phil Degreg & Pat Harbison. Although having the great new album Duality to his credit is another prominent career highlight, he currently owns a highly recommended tutoring business and is artist faculty (saxophone/woodwinds) at Mercer County College. Tom is the founding director of the Central NJ Homeschool Bands, which provides home-schooled musicians the opportunity to interact with other students in a creative band setting. Tom’s own personal experiences and learning methods have enabled him to build a successful and inviting setting for budding musicians.

Tallitsch offers his own compositions and standards on Duality. He puts himself in good company covering standout tracks such as “Visions” by Stevie Wonder and Wayne Shorter’s “Infant Eyes.” While going through his own personal jazz ‘rights of passage’ by covering standards, Tallitsch makes his own history with full bodied tracks like “Propellerhead,” which clocks in at over eight minutes and exceptional runs of instrumental pleasure titled “Mablestates.”

Duality allows the judicious jazz connoisseur a simple yet colorful listen provided by the guitar of Dave Manley, and the relaxing earthy sax of Tallitsch. The two instruments unify their sound with gentle and prolific interplay, making it evident that they were the only two instruments needed for this recording to flesh out the album and perpetuate a perfect sync between the two musicians. Although the word Duality means that there are two sides to the coin, there is one thing that holds true throughout the recording-a consistent attention to detail and professionalism.

Guitarist Dave Manley currently resides and performs in the Philadelphia area. In 2004-2005 he toured with Jill Scott on Sony Records, and has performed on The Tonight Show, Letterman, Ellen, and appears in Dave Chapelle's "Block Party".

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