Paul Tardif
2015 AJPC Judge

Pianist, Paul Tardif, is a native of Buffalo, New York. He is a graduate of Eastman School of Music, and the Peabody Conservatory. He has taught the Universities of Kansas, Maryland, East Carolina, and the Peabody Conservatory.

In addition to his classical skills, Mr. Tardif is an outstanding jazz pianist. Mr. Tardif has toured with Tony Bennett, Bobbie Gentry, and Chuck Mangione. He has performed with Peggy Lee, Barbara Streisand, Anita Baker, Jack Jones, Glenn Close, Bernadette Peters, Frank Sinatra, Joe Williams, Perry Como, Gloria Estafan, Grady Tate, Terrell Strafford, John Riley,Carl Allen, and Bob Mintzer. He has recorded for the Koch and Albany Record Labels.

For twenty years Mr. Tardif was the pianist for the Kennedy Center Honors National TV Show, and the award winning TV broadcasting, "Christmas in Washington." He also performed in six presidential inaugural galas and at the re-dedication of the statue of liberty. He has also performed at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the National Gallery of Art, the Phillips Collection, and the Boston Pops Orchestra.