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<h6>East Meets Wes</h6>
Rob Tardik’s Single Press Release of “East meets Wes” (Balance, Energy, Laughter, Love) <br />
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“Ringing the B.E.L.L. of Life”<br />
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These are the words that drive the 2010 Canadian Smooth Jazz Guitarist of the Year, and award-winning Contemporary Jazz artist Rob Tardik. His brand new first single off his soon to be released 3rd CD recording is a personal statement and musical glimpse into his current life’s musical direction and growth, further showing the world his passion for life, music, and the guitar.<br />
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After meeting legendary producer/guitarist Paul Brown (George Benson, Larry Carlton, Bonny James and Luther Vandross), at last years Canadian Smooth Jazz awards after winning the Canadian 2010 Smooth Jazz Guitarist of the Year award. Both artists got a chance to share the stage together and immediately struck up a mutual friendship. Rob approached Paul in late 2010 to collaborate and produce a track for Rob’s upcoming CD. After the two of them performed again recently in February 2011 at Rob’s recent “Out of the Cold” Contemporary Jazz concert in Toronto Canada, Rob flew down to Paul’s home in Los Angeles to record his guitar parts for the new single after completing bed tracks in Toronto.<br />
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The result is “East meets WES”, the first track off Rob’s new CD “Balance, Energy, Laughter, Love”. The song is a collaboration between these two artists, who are coming together from the East and West sides of the continent and striking up a musical “Balance”. The call and response type communication between the two guitarists is immediate and lyrically highlighted by the strong hooky chorus that ties the track together. All the while the two of them show mutual admiration and a tip of the hat to the late great jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery through Paul’s tasteful arch top inflected octave work which is complimented by Rob’s smooth melodic nylon string guitar lines.<br />
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With the new release of the first single “East meets Wes” off the forthcoming release of his 3rd studio CD this fall 2011, Canadian born Rob Tardik is poised to make a musically infectious return to concerts and radio worldwide. Through further establishing himself as a serious player in the contemporary jazz genre, Rob will continue to support his passion for the guitar and to share his true love of performing live music for audiences everywhere, helping to promote the ringing of the B.EL.L. of life everyday! <br />
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Rob’s latest new single is available for download on-line at www.robtardik.com. <br />
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Rob Tardik<br />
www.robtardik.com<br />
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2010 Canadian Smooth Jazz Guitarist of the Year<br />
2007 Mississauga Established Performing Artist of the Year<br />
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Balance ●    Energy ●    Laughter ●    Love<br />
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Let’s all do our part to ring this B.E.L.L of life loud <br />
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