I ran across your ad in NUVO recently and decided to have a look
at your web site. I like the no-nonsense look and approach.
I particularly enjoyed the Robservations.
I'd also like to remind you how much your teaching and encouragement
meant to me back in the mid-late 1980s. I'd had a few teachers
and they were all good players and could show me how to do things, but
as teachers they lacked what you have in spades - empathy, and what is
empathy after all but love? I knew then that I had some talent,
but your empathy for the diffficulty every student is faced with was
the difference for me. It helped draw out of me the desire I
needed then, and also the confidence. I'm still not the player I
could be, but you taught me how to love myself through the difficulty
of learning an instrument. So when I have a hard thing to do
musically, I still draw upon your teaching. And also, by the way,
it finds its way into other aspects of my life.
I was reminded by your comments on the path of least resistence that
you are a parent, and I seem to remember that you have a
daughter. I hope she is well, and it sounds like she has a good
dad.
Whenever someone asks me if I know a good guitar teacher, I always
refer them to you. I say, "I know a great guitar teacher."
Hope our paths cross sometime again before too long.
Take care.
Gary Wasson (Sindicato)
"Rob.........tall, smooth and easy is where you are."
Leroy
Neiman fine artist
From: Rukiya Bey of Conrad Hotels
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 1:41 P. M.
To: Jeff Crane WYJZ
Cc: Emily Schaick
Subject: Conrad Jazz Artist
I wanted to let you both know that the feedback we received from staff
and guests about Mr. Swaynie was VERY favorable. Everyone liked
his
music selection and the volume of the sound was perfect. I was
unable
to introduce myself to him last week, but I will certainly let him know
what our staff has said.
Thanks and hope everything is well with both of you.
Talk to you soon,
Rukiya
Rukiya Bey
Public Relations and Marketing Manager
"sounds great" Carl Frye WYJZ
Smooth Jazz 100.9 FM Indy
"We love it " ("Gymnopedie #1" from the Big&Tall CD)
"I listened to it ten times in a row."
Tom Cochrun renowned
Hoosier journalist.
"the Great
R. S." the "Mighty Adam Smasher"
(Asher
Benrubi)..entertainer and D.J.KFTK
97.1 F. M. Talk St. Louis
"One of areas best AXEMEN' Chuck Workman Jazz Critic NUVO
Newsweekly.
"One of Indianas' Own" Ray Rice
WISH T.V.
"great style"
Stanley Jordan, jazz guitarist.
"Rob's playing blew us away 30 years ago
in high school.,
and in my opinion he's a master now. He's a good friend and
a
great player".
Toby Myers bassist for John Mellencamp and
Roadmaster.
"Where did you learn to pick
that guitar?"
James (Yank)
Rachel, blues legend.
"You
play your ass off man!", Todd Rundgren, rock star.
"you made our evening" David
Baker, Head of Indiana
University School of Jazz.
"Rob is a guitar-god.....an
icon"
Mike Wanchic,
guitarist for John Mellencamp
"You sound like my Wes", Serene Montgomery...Mrs.
Wes Montgomery
"wonderful
arrangements"
Janna Hymes-Bianchi,
former associate conductor,
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
"Rob is my
favorite guitarist" Marjorie Wallace,
"Miss World" 1974
"wonderful" Bo Derek actress
"real music for a change" Buzz
Aldrin
astronaut and
the second man on the moon.
"Rob really plays the guitar
instead of strangling
it like most of 'em"......
Tom Griswold "Bob
& Tom" Q95
"I listen to players all day
long from all over the
world here in Nashville,
but I seldom here anybody play like that".
George Gruhn of Gruhn Vintage Guitars, Nashville
Tenn.
"Rob, take this thing away from me,
you play it better that I do."
Stephen Stills, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Jan 20, 2007
Conrad Hotel. see movie
"you're a great teacher"
Dallas Clark tight end
Super Bowl XLI Champion Indianapolis Colts
June 19, 2007 in my studio.
"sounds great" Carl Frye WYJZ
Smooth Jazz 100.9 FM Indy
"the Great
R. S." the "Mighty Adam Smasher" 
"One of Indianas' Own" Ray Rice
WISH T.V. 
"great style"
Stanley Jordan, jazz guitarist. 
"Where did you learn to pick
that guitar?" 
"You
play your ass off man!", Todd Rundgren, rock star. 
"you made our evening" David
Baker, Head of Indiana
University School of Jazz. 
"Rob is a guitar-god.....an
icon" 
"wonderful
arrangements"
"Rob is my
favorite guitarist" Marjorie Wallace,
"Miss World" 1974 
"wonderful" Bo Derek actress 
"real music for a change" Buzz
Aldrin
"Rob really plays the guitar
instead of strangling
it like most of 'em"...... 
"I listen to players all day
long from all over the
world here in Nashville,
"Rob, take this thing away from me,
you play it better that I do."
"you're a great teacher"
