Tonni Kalash passed away in Sin City-May 15, 2001. He was probably the most elusive of the TJB members, his whereabouts unknown since the original group disbanded. He (like most of his bandmates) had roots in New Orleans-style jazz and was also part of Phil Spector's "Wrecking Crew" with Bob Edmondson, Julius Wechter, Hal Blaine, and Carpenters bassist Joe Osborn. He was one of the "two Bagels" in the TJB (a joke Herb Alpert used when asked to describe the group. He said, as many know that the group consisted of "four Salamis, two Bagels, and an American cheese sandwich"). Kalash was the third member of the group to pass on.