Herbert "
Herb"
Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American musician most associated with the group variously known as
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass,
Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, or
TJB. Alpert is also a recording industry executive, the "A" of
A&M Records, a recording label he and business partner
Jerry Moss founded and eventually sold to
PolyGram. Alpert has also created
abstract expressionist paintings and sculpture over two decades, which are publicly displayed on occasion. Alpert and wife
Lani Hall are substantial philanthropists through the operation of the Herb Alpert Foundation.