Bio
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tad Hitchcock was raised in New England and came to Boston to pursue musical goals in 1975, making his first stop at Berklee College of Music. Since that time, he has worked steadily as an accompanist, bandleader, and vocalist. In 1988-89 he toured with the Artie Shaw Orchestra under the direction of Dick Johnson. Tad has enjoyed playing clubs and concerts with reed players Billy Novick and Scott Hamilton, cornetist Ruby Braff, and trumpeter Herb Pomeroy. He teaches in the Lawrence MA public schools as an enrichment provider for 1st through 4th grades. Previously, he taught K-2 music at Tenacre Country Day School in Wellesley, MA and was the former music director at Stoneridge Children’s Montessori School in Beverly MA. He is on the faculty of the Winchester Community Music School and the Merrimack Valley Community Music School teaching guitar lessons, coaching ensembles and runs a monthly jam session. He loves talking about his favorite jazz guitarists Wes Montgomery, Oscar Moore, Jim Hall, and Charlie Christian.