Robert Tardik
Smooth Jazz Guitarist
 At the age of seven, Robert Tardik’s father gave him his first guitar and he has never looked back. He went on to study classical guitar/theory at the Royal Conservatory and received the first ever musical scholarship from Glenforest High School. He studied Music/Fine Arts at York University in Toronto and received a diploma in Recording Engineering from the Toronto Recording Workshop. Busy boy that he is, he also received a Diploma from Humber College in Television/Media Arts Program.
In 1991, Robert's musical act - Paradise Alley - received a Recording Contract with MCA / Duke Street Records. Since entering the world of smooth jazz, Robert maintains a steady weekly gigging as a soloist, in a duo with Carson and with Vickie and her various acts. His debut CD “Without Words” has just been completed and his first single “Smoothy” can be heard on WAVE 94.7. Robert is also involved in promoting, selling and distributing a unique teaching accessory tool for musicians which he invented called The Music Stamp. www.musicstampseries.com
Read more about Robert at roberttardik.com
The Players
The Vickie van Dyke Musical Act Musicians
Vickie van Dyke - VocalsStudied Drama at the University of Waterloo, performed in numerous Broadway-style musical productions and toured with her own pop and country rock bands. Click for more information. | Explore | Carson Freeman - SaxophoneCarson Freeman, the pride of Espanola, studied jazz performance at Humber College | Explore |
Kevin Wideman - Piano
Waterloo's Kevin Wideman received his degree in music from the University of Western Ontario. He also studied with Matt Michaels, the head of the jazz department at Wayne State University in Detroit, and with Toronto's Frank Falco. | Explore | Nancy Kuhl - VocalsHailing from the deep woods of Grey County, Nancy Kuhl learned to harmonize at a very young age, primarily so she could hear her own voice amidst the crowd of eight other Kuhl kids. | Explore | Robert Tardik - GuitarAt the age of seven, Robert Tardik’s father gave him his first guitar and he has never looked back. | Explore | Stan Fomin - PianoHis love of performing, arranging and composing then took him across the former Soviet Union and Western Europe. Click for more information. | Explore | Steve Manning - GuitarHas also played with many of Canadas finest instrumentalists (Liona Boyd, Johannes Linstead) both live and on record. Click for more information. | Explore | Susan Sinclair - VocalsBorn in that hotbed of musical talent, Thunder Bay, Susan Sinclair got her musical start humming along with the vacuum cleaner as a mere babe. | Explore | Back to Top
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Her jazz band features Smooth Jazz keyboardist of the year nominee