Biography
Bandleader and composer Baxter Robertson is a Bay Area native, born in Los Altos and currently residing in Redwood City. He performed as a singer-songwriter in the 80s, playing keyboards, guitar, and saxophone. His recordings include the albums Panorama View and Vanishing Point II on RCA and Mere Mortals on Atlantic Records. Many of his songs have been featured in film and television. In the 90s he was a founding member of seminal Bay Area party band The Cheeseballs, who continue to be active in the local music scene. Currently, Baxter is chief composer at Creativity, Inc., where he continues to write music for electronic toys and games, and has over 10,000 arrangements to his credit. His daughter Allison Robertson is a member of The Donnas.
The Tiger Club features Baxter's original compositions which span a variety of musical styles popularized in the 50s and 60s. Think martini latin, surf, spy, ultra lounge and Booker T. The Tiger Club also performs vocal covers from the same period such as Mellow Yellow, Daydream Believer and Diamonds Are Forever.
Instrumentation
Baxter Robertson: Bandleader, Keyboards
Carleton Ball: Acoustic Guitar
Chris Beveridge: Bass
Kyle Bowers: Guitar
Brad Hughes: Saxophone & Flute
Alan Maggini: Guitar
Dennis O�Donnell: Guitar
Scott Rogness: Keyboards
Bob Runnels: Trumpet & Fl�gelhorn
Scott Smith: Drums & Percussion
Discography
The Tiger Club's eponymous first album, released in 2007, is available on CD Baby, Amazon MP3, eMusic, Rhapsody, and iTunes.
Links
| Tiger Club Official Site |
| Tiger Club on Myspace |
| Tiger Club Reviews on CD Baby |