Sheryl was raised in Utah. Saxophones were played by her family and extended family so
she kept up the tradition. (Her mother still plays and performs with her saxophone at age 75.)
Sheryl graduated from Weber State University with a degree in Music Education and an emphasis
in saxophone. She became a band director at Millcreek Jr. High School in Bountiful, Utah. Sheryl
donated her time and talents for over 11 years to the International Children’s Choir as the pianist
and arranger. With this choir, she and her family have performed for visiting ambassadors, royalty,
and religious leaders from all over the world. Sheryl currently serves on the National Advisory
Committee for Weber State University.
What does Sheryl do at Cannonball? She
oversees all operations. While managing instrument production, she
enjoys frequent communication with our partners in Taiwan and Germany.
She also heads the International Dealer department. The marketing aspect
of Cannonball is one of her favorite fortes, as is talking with musicians
and dealers. Above all, Sheryl loves happy customers.
Tevis Laukat
Personal Saxophones: A5-B Ice, T5 BiceB "Raven"
Tevis was raised in beautiful Sacramento, California. He started playing clarinet at a young
age and he quickly added the saxophone and flute. As a junior in high school, he was invited
to play with the Consumnes River College Jazz Band. He later attended Brigham Young University
where he mastered all of the woodwinds and graduated with a music performance degree.
During college, he was awarded outstanding soloist in several jazz festivals.
As lead tenor sax player, he toured Hungary and Romania with BYU’s Synthesis Jazz Band,
which was the very first non-communist musical group allowed in each of those countries.
After graduating, he had a successful career as a professional woodwind doubler in both
Utah and California. He played in the Concord Pavilion with the Mills Brothers,
Barry Manilow, Tom Jones, Johnny Mathis and the Spinners. He also played for the
Donny and Marie Television Show, Ray Charles, Bob Hope, the Utah Symphony, and the
Mormon Tabernacle Choir, just to name a few. He played in live musicals for 20
years in Salt Lake City’s Pioneer Memorial Theater and Sacramento’s
Music Circus, which often included New York original casts. Besides live performances he has recorded
for television, radio commercials, CD’s, and many major motion pictures.
What does Tevis do at Cannonball? He oversees and participates in hand acoustical customization of
the horns. He also creates, experiments with and tests new ideas. Communication is his talent and it is a great
pleasure for him to communicate with musicians and dealers. His dealer area concentrates on USA and
Canada but he enjoys being involved with all Cannonball dealers. He provides laughter for the staff by
using his kid-like enthusiasm for life, good food, cars, and especially great musical instruments!
