"Raf"

RAFAEL  ROBERTSON DATE OF BIRTH: 1951 PLACE OF BIRTH: ..., Trinidad EDUCATION: St. Benedict's College, La Romain CAREER:                                       While attending high school, Robertson was the leader of the Solid Seven Combo of La Brea. He was a pianist, composer, arranger, teacher, and producer and, at the time of his passing, was one of the leading jazz pianists in Trinidad & Tobago with special emphasis on the jazz interpretation of calypsoes that were sung by Lord Kitchener. He also worked with Phase II Pan Groove and Jewel 22 steelbands and tutored in keyboard and voice training at the Birdsong Academy. DIED: December 3, 2015, from complications due to a flu virus. Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit