Having performed for 4 years running at the coveted Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards held annually in Mississauga’s Living Arts Center for artists like Earl Klugh, Spyro Gyra, Lee Ritenour, and Bob James, Rob is now poised to take center stage with his latest release,"The Right Time". Rob always finds a way to combine his guitar virtuosity and ever tasteful melodic sense to create his signature liquid smooth sound!

Born and raised in Toronto, Rob began playing the guitar at the age of 7. By 17 he received a high school music scholarship, and after went on to study music at York University in Toronto. Rob also holds diplomas in both Recording Engineering and in Media Arts from Humber College. In 1991 his musical act Paradise Alley received a recording contract with MCA/Duke Street records. More recently Rob was honoured in his hometown for his musical contributions by being named Mississauga’s 2007 “Established Performer of the Year” and picked up his first MARTY award at the gala event held at the well-know Stage West Dinner Theatre in Mississauga.

Rob has worked for Roland Canada as a guitar product specialist/clinician and has been a faculty member at the prestigious Merriam School of Music in Oakville for over 11 years. Rob has also taught at the Guitar Workshop Plus music program and has served as an adjudicator for the Midland Y’s Music Festival. Rob has played several prestigious venues which include Mississauga’s Living Arts Center, Roy Thompson Hall and most recently the Toronto International Film Festival for the Bell premiere of "Going Down" starring Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek and Robert Duvall.

An industry veteran, and highly respected guitarist, Rob’s work can be heard on his successful debut CD "Without Words" which was met with great enthusiasm and radio play world-wide from Sweden and Hungary to the U.K. In spring 2006 Rob earned a #1 Smooth Jazz chart single in Canada with his soulful remake of Sting’s "Fields of Gold". The album also featured the singles "Smoothy" and "Get Up" which have been favourites on Toronto’s Wave 94.7 Fm and CBC Radio Canada for 3 years and counting! Rob has also been featured on Rogers Television, 680News, and various community papers.

With diverse musical influences such as Larry Carlton, Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia, George Benson, Lee Ritenour, Carlos Jobim, Sting to Eddie Van Halen, Rob’s most recent album "The Right Time" is an amalgamation of these inspirations which have helped shape his musical voice on the guitar and are moving him forward as an artist!


28 the April 2010 - Congratulations to Rob
- Voted ' Canadian Guitarist Of The Year 2009 ' by The Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards '

Congratulations to Rob Tardik on being awarded "Guitarist of the Year" by the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards!*  Many thanks to the fans and WAVE 94FM for making this moment possible.

Rob had the honor of performing with many of the contemporary jazz greats throughout the course of the weekend's festivities.  Pictured below are a few shots taken by friend of Rob with various attendees at the events.

*Rob's win in the official category listing as Guitarist / Bass Guitarist of the Year can be found here.


Press Release 12th November 2009 :- by Cheryl Hughey Promotions
Contact :- cherylhughey@charter.net or 314-660-1755

It's The Right Time for Canadian Guitarist Rob Tardik

"The Right Time" is here and now...These are the words that drive award winning smooth jazz artist Rob Tardik. A 2010 Guitarist of the Year nominee for the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards, 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. With diverse musical influences such as Larry Carlton, Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia, George Benson, Lee Ritenour, Carlos Jobim, Sting to Eddie Van Halen, The Right Time is an amalgamation of these inspirations which have helped shape his musical voice on the guitar and are moving him forward as an artist.

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

Website :- www.robtardik.com