the rob blaine band

Based in Cape Town

 

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The Rob Blaine Quartet ....cool jazz at its best!

Band members
Rob Blaine (Keyboardist) is the bandleader of this dynamic four- piece jazz band and has performed with a variety of different musicians and bands,  including local artists Jimmy DIudlu, Judith Sephuma and many other South African musicians who perform both locally and internationally.  As the bandleader of this quartet, he is the composer, arranger and keyboardist and in addition to these skills is also a practicing sound engineer with his own studio, CMT Studios.  In addition to offering recording facilities, CMT studios offers music recording courses for both amateur and professional musicians as well as musical instrument tuition for both children and adults.


Shaun Johannes (Bassist)
Shaun Johannes’ career began at school where he led the singing of hymns at morning assemblies. His first major performance was at the 1999 Jazzathon Festival at the V & A Waterfront and has since advanced his career in leaps and bounds receiving multiple wards and distinctions at the UCT college of Music and many music festivals. He is currently obtaining his masters degree in Jazz studies from  the UCT College of Music and is fast making a name for himself as one of Cape Town’s most in-demand session musicians.


Heinrich Goosen (Drummer)
Heinrich Goosen is one of Cape Town’s most in-demand session drummers, having performed in many studios throughout South Africa on several albums. Originally a UCT College of Music graduate, he remains in close contact with UCT where his experience as a professional drummer places him in great demand as a tutor.


Steve Robinson (Guitar)
Like all of the above musicians, Steve Robinson is also held in high esteem as an arranger and performer. He is the musical director of numerous shows that ran at venues that include Spier Wine-farm Estate and the Stellenbosch Amphitheatre. Originally from the U.K., Steve has performed at venues globally and is by far the most-travelled musician in the band, having also performed in theatres on-board international luxury liners for many years.

Well-known venues performed at:
The Green Dolphin Restaurant
The Arthur Seat Hotel
The Cape Grace
Lanzerac
Southern Sun Newlands
Winchester Mansions
The Table Bay Hotel
The Table Mountain Restaurant
The River Club
Spier Wine Estate
The Baxter Theatre
Stellenbosch Amphitheatre
and many more restaurants, hotels, theatres that cater for musicians