STEVE ROBINSON, GUITARIST

Based in Cape Town

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Steve Robinson made his first guitar at school in the woodwork class. By the age of 20 was playing at Ronnie Scott's jazz club in London on a regular basis.

During the 70's he played with numerous bands in the U.K.and joined the band Love Affair, (Everlasting love) for a tour of Poland which included the Palace of culture, Warsaw. The only other band to have accomplished this at that time was the Rolling Stones. Also during this period Steve toured the north of England with his own band as support for Black Sabbath. He has also shared the stage with such people as Tom Jones, Elain Page and Percy Sledge.

In 1982 Steve took up the position of musical director, at the Royal Swazi Sun Hotel in Swaziland, an engagement which was to last for four years.After moving to Durban in1987 he joined NAPAC (now the Playhouse Company) as guitar player in the NAPAC Jazz Quartet under the guideance of Graham Scott and the late Geoffrey Sutherland.

Steve played on many productions there including:

• A man for all seasons
• Judy
• Seven brides for seven brothers
• Queen at the opera
• Sweet charity
• Hello Dolly
• Elton John
• Jesus Christ Superstar
• Numerous Philharmonic Rock Shows for which he wrote many of the orchestral scores.

Now living in Stellenbosch, Steve is a member of Symphonic Pops c.c. (www.symphonicpops.com ) and has played on many productions at Artscape, among them Les Miserables and Annie and is a regular member of Mike Campbell's Razzmatazz. In August 2000 he produced the music for The Woman of the Year Awards for SABC2.

Up until June 2006 Steve worked at Marimba Restaurant at the Cape Town International Convention Centre along with singer Denay Willie and a seven-piece band.

Steve's solo work is performed "unplugged" on a Garrido Spanish guitar made in Madrid and is the perfect accompaniment for the more intimate dining atmosphere or corporate functions.