Congratulations to Rob Tardik for winning the 2010 Guitarist of the Year Canadian Smooth Jazz Award. He has once again given us another masterpiece and it is "The Right Time." The sounds emanating from his Electric and Acoustic/Flamenco Nylon guitars are magic. Does he touch the strings or wave a wand over them?

"The Right Time" is a beautiful tapestry woven with harmonic tones, uncluttered arrangements, and the balancing of other instrumental elements. The cohesion is evident as you listen to the artist perform throughout the album.

There are four songs that are on the "Without Words" (released 2006) and "The Right Time" albums: "Smoothy," "That’s a Strut," "You Know What I Mean" and "Summer Time" (renamed "Summer Nights" on "The Right Time" album). On "The Right Time" album these songs have added complementing instruments and remixed for enhancement. The rest of "The Right Time" album features other works by Tardik.

All of the music on the "The Right Time" demonstrates Tardik’s love for his craft, but these four songs represent the breadth of his talent: "Flow," "The Right Time," "Virtue" and "Waiting for Rain."

"Flow" whispers in your ear and you hear the voice of each note as it lingers and you are caught up in its spell. For a brief moment it sweeps you off your feet without leaving the ground. Time stands still while Tardik’s guitar is no longer something he plays but a marriage between a musician and his instrument.

"The Right Time" is not the first cut on the album; however, its location does not lessen the quality and showcases the skill, talent and passion for his music. The keyboard, saxophone and other instruments enhance the smooth as glass execution of the guitar. Notes glide across the strings without a hint of finger movement.

Slide into your favorite chair for the smoothest ride as you listen to "Virtue." The saxophone and guitar are the steering wheel and your mind is the gas pedal. The music is so P.U.R.E.* that it is hard to believe it was produced from a guitar. By "Virtue" the notes seem to jump from the artist’s head and into your soul.

"Waiting for Rain" comforts and soothes your soul and senses. It feels like the warmth of a glowing fire with slowly burning embers while it rains outside. Sit back and relax, sip on a hot drink, and wrap yourself in the melodious blanket of music. Tardik’s simplistic approach to composing music makes it P.U.R.E.* and complex simultaneously.

Every cut is worth listening to and appreciating the music that this artist has painstakingly produced. Stay grounded and keep producing music that comes from your heart and soul.

Oh yes, put this acronym in your repertoire P.U.R.E.* Perfect, Unadulterated, Resonating Energy. It represents the outward manifestation of your commitment as a musician, father, son, and friend. The energy you exude leaves a restorative state of being.