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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 careerEdit
Bertles was born in Melbourne on 6 March 1939.<ref name="obit">Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref name="Age">Template:Cite news</ref>
Active in clubs, on TV, as a session musician and on the pop-rock scene, he toured with Johnny O'Keefe.<ref name="SMH">Template:Cite news</ref>
In 1967 Bertles temporarily joined Sydney-based rock-soul band Max Merritt & The Meteors.<ref name="Age"/> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1974, after the group split, Bertles joined Ian Carr's Nucleus.<ref name="SMH"/>
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.<ref name="SMH"/>
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.<ref name="SMH"/>
Bertles died on 30 December 2024, at the age of 85.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="obit"/>
DiscographyEdit
AlbumsEdit
| Title | Details |
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| Rhythm of the Heart |
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| Cool Beans |
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Awards and nominationsEdit
ARIA Music AwardsEdit
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. Template:Awards table ! Template:Abbr |- | 1996 | Rhythm of the Heart | Best Jazz Album | Template:Nom | <ref name="JazzAlbum">ARIA Award previous winners. {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> |-
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ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
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