Bob Bertles
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Bob Bertles (6 March 1939 – 30 December 2024) was an Australian jazz alto, tenor and baritone saxophonist and bandleader.
Life and career
Bertles was born in Melbourne on 6 March 1939.[1] A self-taught musician, Bertles in the late 1950s and early 60s was a member of the developing modern jazz scene that grew out of venues like the Mocambo in Newtown and the El Rocco Jazz Cellar in Sydney's Kings Cross.[2]
Active in clubs, on TV, as a session musician and on the pop-rock scene, he toured with Johnny O'Keefe.[3]
In 1967 Bertles temporarily joined Sydney-based rock-soul band Max Merritt & The Meteors.[2] Only weeks after joining, Bertles, Merritt and drummer Stewie Speer narrowly escaped death after their van collided head-on with a truck on the way to a country dance; all three were seriously injured and Bertles was left with a permanent limp.[4] In 1974, after the group split, Bertles joined Ian Carr's Nucleus.[3]
In later years Bertles toured Europe extensively, joined the orchestra for the Australian production of the stage musical Chicago, where he met his future wife, theatre performer Nancye Hayes.[3]
In addition to regular concerts, festivals, session work, and touring, Bertles' later projects included recording and live performances with Sydney's renowned Ten Part Invention.[3]
Bertles died on 30 December 2024, at the age of 85.[5][1]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Rhythm of the Heart |
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| Cool Beans |
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Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
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| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 1996 | Rhythm of the Heart | Best Jazz Album | Nominated | [6] |
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References
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External links
- Template:PAGENAMEBASE discography at Discogs
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- 1939 births
- 2024 deaths
- Australian jazz saxophonists
- Male saxophonists
- Jazz tenor saxophonists
- Nucleus (band) members
- 21st-century Australian saxophonists
- 21st-century Australian male musicians
- 21st-century Australian musicians
- Australian male jazz musicians
- Musicians from Melbourne