WINNER of the 2010 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards Guitarist of the Year!

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  • Rob to be special guest on "Smooth Jazz Now TOP 30 Countdown" this Sat & Sun Noon & 6 p.m. EST Rebroadcast Wed night at 7 p.m. EST
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  • Rob's 1st single, "Crusin" off his latest CD, "The Right Time" has made it to #2 on the U.S. Music Choice cable T.V music charts!
  • Here in Canada, Galaxie is featuring a few of Rob's tracks as well on its Smooth Jazz Channel.
  • Rob's 2nd single "Frame of Mind" will be released in August 2010!
  • August: Rob plays LIVE in Reno Nevada's Golden Nugget and at the famous Spaghettini's Restaurant/Jazz Club in California. See his August Live Schedule for details!
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As of the evening of April 23rd, 2010, Rob Tardik is now the WINNER of Guitarist of the Year for the 2010 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards held at the Living Arts Center in Mississauga. www.canadiansmoothjazzawards.com
"I thank everybody from the bottom of my heart who voted for me and supported me towards this extremely prestigious award. I am humbled with appreciation" ~ Rob Tardik
Featured saxophone player on Rob's, The Right Time CD, Carson Freeman, has now also won
the 2010 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards Wind Instrumentalist of the Year.

Rob's new CD, "The Right Time" was released in the USA in January 2010.

Meet all the musicians who played on The Right Time: The Band

Welcome to Rob's new website LISTEN TO TRACKS / ORDER here!

Rob's music can be heard internationally on many traditional and web radio stations - see the Links section.

Rob Tardik Press Release: Summer 2010

Rob Tardik CD: The Right Time

The Right Time is HERE AND NOW!

These are the words that drive award winning Smooth Jazz artist Rob Tardik. His newest album, “The Right Time” is a personal statement and glimpse into his life’s current musical direction, further showing the world his passion for life, music and the guitar.

If you enjoy instrumental music then expect Rob’s smooth guitar work to soothe your soul and provide the soundtrack to your lifestyle. Rob is destined to capture plenty of attention with his fantastic new musical offering, further growing his status as a rising artist in the current Adult Contemporary and Smooth Jazz music scene.

The Right Time” includes a lively balanced mixture of 12 tasty instrumental tracks featuring Rob and a stellar cast of musicians he has assembled for this CD. They bring back that feel and interaction of a real band working their musical magic together as one cohesive sonic unit! The CD features nine new tracks and three off his previous CD, which have been re-massaged thoroughly to capture the excitement of Rob’s music with the melodic addition of saxophone player Carson Freeman and the lush piano work of Davor Jordanovski. Songs like, “That’s a Strut”, “Smoothy” and “You Know What I Mean” all pulsate with this new musical chemistry taking Rob’s music to another level.

New tracks like “Crusin”, “Frame of Mind”, “Bounce” and the CD’s title track, “The Right Time” further reinforce Rob’s ever tasteful melodic ear, always highlighted by his trademark liquid smooth guitar work! Finally the CD’s last track, “Waiting for Rain”, a beautiful serene song about personal growth, captures Rob’s passion for the nylon string guitar with its intimate finger style guitar playing.


An industry veteran, and highly respected guitarist, Rob has also recently co-partnered to launch MDR Music Productions, a new company that will help support his latest release by specializing in licensing new music for TV, film and radio opportunities. The company has already assembled a fantastic roster of new artists with an ever growing music production library and a dynamic new music publishing company.

With the new release of “The Right Time”, Canadian born Rob Tardik is poised to make a musically infectious return to concerts and radio worldwide, further establishing himself as a wonderful new growing artist in the adult contemporary music scene and continues to support his passion for the guitar and performing live music for audiences everywhere!

Rob’s latest CD is available on-line at www.robtardik.com.


To order your copy right now, please click here

Rob's Bio, please click here


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Reviews / Press

Rob and The Right Time in the Press...

Buddies Win At Jazz Awards
The Right Time

April 24, 2010 - A pair of Mississauga musicians, and good friends, won awards in their respective categories last night at the sixth annual Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards.

Rob Tardik won the Guitarist/Bass Guitarist of the Year award while his friend Carson Freeman, who played saxophone on Tardik's latest album The Right Time, received the Wind Instrumentalist of the Year award during a gala ceremony at the Living Arts Centre.

The evening featured performances by a slew of artists, including Jessy J, Michael Kaeshammer, Groove Kings, Four80East, Darren Rahn, Peter White, Greg Adams, Marc Antoine, Rick Braun, Peter White, Paul Brown and, the evening's host, Alexander Zonjic.

The show culminated with the presentation of the George Benson Lifetime Achievement Award. This year's winner was saxophonist David Sanborn, who received the award from Grammy Award-winning producer and composer Phil Ramone. Sanborn also performed live at the show.

Sanborn, who lives in New York City, is a five-time Grammy winner. He's been performing for 40 years and has released 24 recordings. Sanborn is billed by show officials as one of the most influential sax players in jazz.

He played on David Bowie's Young Americans and has performed with artists such as Paul Simon, the Rolling Stones, Carly Simon, Linda Ronstadt, the Eagles and Stevie Wonder. He also contributed a solo on James Taylor's cover of the Marvin Gaye hit How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You).

Other winners include:
• George Benson - International Instrumentalist of the Year
• Norah Jones - International Vocalist of the Year
• Pieces of a Dream - International Group of the Year
• Carol Welsman - Female Vocalist of the Year
• Michael Buble - Male Vocalist of the Year
• Michael Kaeshammer - Keyboardist/Pianist of the Year
• Tony Grace - Drummer/Percussionist of the Year
• Alexander Zonjic's Doin’ The D - Album of the Year
• Groove Kings - Group/Duo of the Year
• Isabelle by Michael Kaeshammer, Ron Lopata, Andrea Koziol and Joel Parisien - Best Original Composition
• Alexander Zonjic - Broadcaster of the Year


Chris Clay,
Mississauga.com - www.mississauga.com/what's%20on/article/805186--buddies-win-at-jazz-awards
Rob's CD: The Right Time is climbing the charts at SmoothJazzNow.com
www.smoothjazznow.com/top%20Albums/january_23_2010.html
SmoothJazzNow.com
Many new reviews, interviews, press articles and listeners' comments about The Right Time are being added here regularly.

Rob talks about his new CD, The Right Time and his nomination for 2010 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards Guitarist of the Year.
Also CD - The Right Time reviewed by JazzReview.com. Read full review on Rob's website here.

Jazz Review's, Susan Frances interviews Rob here.
Rob Tardik is honoured to now be endorsed by D’Addario Canada, manufacturer of fine musical instruments and accessories: "I have been using their strings for all my nylon and electric guitars forever. Their Hard Tension EXP46 Nylon strings last 3-4 times longer, hold their clarity and intonation and don’t turn green on me after a weekend of gigs!"
Rob Tardik
The Right Time

I've had the pleasure with working with Rob Tardik and know from first-hand experience what an amazing guitarist he is! I also still have the pleasure of working with sax-man Carson Freeman, delightfully featured on Rob's stellar new CD "The Right Time". So just imagine how thrilled I am to see both these beautiful boys receive nominations for the 2010 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards! This new CD is definitely a "Smoothy". From one track to the next, Rob's mellow groove shines through. "That's A Strut" has always been a personal favorite, and "Flow" does exactly that, layering Davor Jordanovski's gorgeous piano with Rob's perfectly nuanced guitar and Carson's always tasty sax. My new favorite? The final track "Waiting for Rain". What can I say ... it is breathtakingly beautiful. It is obviously "The Right Time" for Rob Tardik. Welcome to the big time, my friend!

Vickie van Dyke,
Midday Host
Wave 94.7FM
Read the review: Rob Tardik - The Right Time, October 4, 2009
(http://www.audiophilia.com/wp/?p=2914)

by Anthony Kershaw, Jazz Recordings
Audiophilia ("Online Journal for the Serious Audiophile")
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Rob Tardik is a Wave 94.7FM Artist

A special note to Mary and Doug Kirk, Vickie van Dyke, Bob Farrow and everyone at the Wave 94.7 FM for your
continued friendship and tremendous support of Smooth Jazz artists like myself, thank you so very much!! ~Rob
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"Life is all about Balance, Energy (the great positive kind), Laughter and Love... so let's all keep ringing that B.E.L.L. loud and clear!"
~ Rob Tardik